To meet market demands in our food business, we use eggs from free-range* hens in our food products.

The overall Swedish egg production is an important part of Swedish agriculture and for Lantmännen. Sweden has very strict animal welfare laws and Swedish egg producers stand for production with important added values, such as good animal husbandry and good infection control.

Lantmännen uses eggs as a raw material in several different products, such as pancakes, pastries and baking mixes. The production and origin of eggs is not only an important issue for us, but also for our customers in the food industry. Lantmännen stands behind all Swedish egg producers who have a legal production with high quality and good protection for animal welfare, but in order to meet customer and market requirements in food, we have started to make a gradual adaptation to eggs from free-range* hens in our food products.

For some time now, all our pancakes have been using exclusively Swedish egg raw material from free-range hens. Lantmännen's bakery operations in Sweden only use eggs from free-range hens.

* free-range outdoors and indoors according to EU rules for egg labelling

Other important issues

Organic and conventional

The question is often asked whether organic or conventional is the solution to sustainable food production. Lantmännen's view is that what is needed is the development of both conventional and organic farming methods.

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Soya

Soy is an important raw material in the production of feed. In several places in the world, cultivation can have negative consequences for people and the environment. Lantmännen supports and buys responsibly produced soy.

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GMOs/Genetic Engineering

Our food products do not contain raw materials from genetically modified crops and we ensure the availability of GMO-free feed. Here you can read more about our view on GMO/genetic engineering.

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Palm oil

We ensure responsibly produced palm oil by only sourcing RSPO-certified palm oil. We are also working to accelerate the transition together with industry colleagues and interest groups.

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Other risk feeders

Through policies and objectives, Lantmännen is committed to continuously reducing potential negative impact on people and the environment. Our commitments are outlined in our Supplier Code of Conduct and Risk Raw Materials Policy.

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