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Editorial – Pressure Grows on EU Authorities over Non-Compliant Eggs

Pressure has been growing in several countries as the deadline approaches for the end of conventional battery cages for housing laying hens in the EU. In the last week, it has been the turn of the UK, where a new report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Efra) has warned that the European Commission is sleepwalking into a potential commercial disaster over the regulations that could result in unfair competition for UK egg producers.

New rules, which come into force on 1 January 2012, are designed to improve conditions for caged ('battery') hens. They are the first piece of EU legislation to ban a specific method of food production on animal welfare grounds.

In a report examining the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive, the UK Parliament's Efra Committee warns that around one-third of Europe's egg production will not comply with the new welfare standards when this legislation comes into force.

The report calls on the UK Government to press for an intra-community trade ban on the export of non-compliant eggs and egg products, and on the EU Commission to initiate infraction proceedings against Member States where caged egg producers remain non-compliant once the Directive comes into force.

The Efra report has been welcomed by the UK egg industry and the farmers' unions, as it will by producers in other EU countries, who have committed to the new Directive.

Also in the news have been moves by the governments of several Asian countries to increase awareness of the bird flu virus following last week's warning from FAO that a new strain of the virus had emerged in the region.

Jackie Linden

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This Week's Feature Articles

Company News

New Indian River Distributor in Korea
SOUTH KOREA - Aviagen are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Indian River distributor, Chong Jung Grandparent Company (CJB), to serve the Korean market. The distributor agreement was signed in August 2011.

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September is 'Exhibition Month' for CID Lines
GLOBAL - CID Lines will be exhibiting at seven events this month.

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Biomin Asia Nutrition Forum Takes Centre Stage
ASIA - Biomin has announced the dates and destinations for the company's biennial event, Biomin Asia Nutrition Forum in October.

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Biomin Supports ESPN 2011 as Platinum Sponsor
TURKEY - Biomin continues its active participation to scientific conferences of the WPSA and welcomes you to its technical seminar at the 18th European Symposium On Poultry Nutrition (ESPN).

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Biomin.net Now Available in Turkish
TURKEY - In cooperation with its Turkish joint venture Biokey, Biomin has now launched a Turkish version of the corporate web site, www.biomin.net.

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Global Poultry Industry News

General

 » BIRD FLU: Korea Bird Flu-Free; Malaysia on Alert
 » US Sorghum Potential in Southeast Asia
 » FAO Food Price Index Almost Unchanged

Jamaica

 » Poultry By-Product Use Splits Top Companies
 » Caribbean Broilers Backs Down on Chicken Feed

Philippines

 » Philippines Govt Seizes Opportunity to Export

Uganda

 » President Museveni Launches Poultry Vaccine

Canada

 » ABVMA Increases Awareness of Biosecurity

Colombia

 » USGC Promotes DDGS Use to Colombia

United Kingdom

 » MPs Call on EU to Act on Illegal Eggs
 » Egg Industry Supports EFRA Report
 » Scottish Egg Producers under Pressure from Imports
 » NFU Promotes Egg Industry Training
 » Welsh NFU Calls for Clamp-Down on Illegal Eggs
 » Consumers Oppose Animal Protein in Feed
 » Salmonella Outbreak from Eggs Now Over
 » Minister Says Industry a Major Asset to Economy
 » Listeriosis Reported in Partridges

United States

 » Company Now Sells Certified Antibiotic-Free DDGS
 » Industry Concerned about Roxarsone Withdrawal
 » New Variety of Cotton Tested for Feed Use
 » More Poultry Litter Applied to Illinois River Watershed
 » New Communications Strategies Workshop
 » Butterball Names Brenneman Chief Executive Officer
 » Economics of Corn and Soybean Storage
 » CME: Corn Crop Continues to Deteriorate
 » Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report

Russian Federation

 » Russian Poultry Production up 16 Per Cent

Ghana

 » Poultry Farmers Call for Government Help

Australia

 » Planning in Progress for PIX 2012
 » Avian Paramyxovirus Detected in Pigeon Flocks
 » Example of Benefits of Internship
 » Refining Odour Assessment
 » More Broiler Growers Wanted!
 » Aussie Chicken Farms Fall Foul of the ACCC

Nepal

 » International Expo in Kathmandu This Week

Viet Nam

 » Viet Nam Reports Three New Outbreaks of Bird Flu

China

 » International Egg and Poultry Review: China
 » Significant Growth for DaChan's Food Business

Brazil

 » Brazilian Chicken Exports up Three Per Cent

Malaysia

 » LTKM Counts on its Recession-Proof Sector

Denmark

 » Stormøllen Becomes New Company in Danish DLG

Poland

 » Poultry Exports Face Competition from Ukraine

Fiji

 » Fiji Learns That There's More to Poultry Farming

New Zealand

 » Kiwis Reassured Six Eggs a Week is Okay

Egypt

 » Trials Show US Sorghum Potential in Egypt



That's all for this week!

Ed.