Generic German barn egg

This image shows a single white egg with a producer code typical of the European Union regulation system. The code '2-DE-0358731' provides specific information about the origin: the leading '2' indicates barn farming (Bodenhaltung), 'DE' stands for Germany (Deutschland) as the country of origin, and the following digits represent the specific farm and barn ID.

Because this is a generic agricultural product sold under various private labels or as a commodity, there is no specific brand or ultimate multinational corporate owner. The production is decentralized among numerous local poultry farms across Germany that adhere to strict EU and national labeling standards to ensure traceability from the farm to the consumer's table.