Primo among pork brands caught making false 'free range' claims, says ACCC

By Esther Han, Consumer Affairs Editor
Updated September 3 2015 - 5:08pm, first published 4:45pm
Some traders were deceptively using the terms "outdoor bred" and "bred free range" to describe the living conditions of the mother pig, rather than the pigs raised and slaughtered for consumption. Photo: Jessica Hromas
Some traders were deceptively using the terms "outdoor bred" and "bred free range" to describe the living conditions of the mother pig, rather than the pigs raised and slaughtered for consumption. Photo: Jessica Hromas

If you buy "free range" pork, believing it's from pigs that can move about in a paddock, the consumer watchdog says you have most likely been misled and wasted your money.

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