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Free Range and Other Meat and Poultry Terms

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"Free range," "natural" and "antibiotic-free" are among the common terms on meat, poultry and egg packages today. Do these terms guide your purchases either because of concerns about food quality or animal welfare? Find out the facts about these, and other, meat and poultry terms.

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Review Date

11/24/2010