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ThePoultrySite Latest News
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Ulster MEPs Cry Foul at 'Fresh' Poultry UK - Frozen poultry shipped into the EU from Thailand and other countries is being defrosted and sold as fresh, Northern Ireland MEP Jim Allister has warned.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
A Brighter Future for the Christmas Turkey Market UK - Concerns about price resistance at the top end of the Christmas turkey market are unfounded, according to Paul Kelly, managing director of Kelly Turkeys.
Turkey Farm Given Go Ahead for Smokery UK - Poultry company Turkey Talk has become the first farm in Warwickshire to be fully approved for an EEC licence and given the green light to start production of smoked meats in a purpose built smokery.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Hugh Still Calling for Chicken-Out Campaign UK - Celebrity chef, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's, campaign against intensive farming on Channel 4, driving nationwide debate over the past fortnight, has now directed it's attention on the hospitality industry.
Poultry Register Draws Concerns UK - A UK government proposal to begin a poultry register has drawn such concern over what a process of 'information sharing' will entail that the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has called for an urgent meeting with Defra.
A New Weapon in the Fight Against Bird Flu UK — Life sciences company, Puricore, has announced that its new product has been proven highly effective against pandemic H5N1 avian influenza.
Monday, January 28, 2008
New Organic Label Cause Confusion UK - The EU Commission has agreed a new organic logo which will be required for use on all pre-packaged organic food products packaged or labelled in the EU from 1 January 2009.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Lion Eggs Sponsor Flippin' MPs UK - British Lion Eggs will be sponsoring the Annual Parliamentary Pancake Race, in aid of Rehab
Organic foods market held back by supply problems - Mintel UK - Mintel Analysts say expansion of the UK's organic food market is being held back. Forcasters say the sector could grow by half its size again within the next five years but it is hampered by supply problems.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Cracking Egg Sales UK - Sales of eggs are rising at their highest level for 15 years, according to research released this week by market research specialists, TNS. The latest figures for the whole of 2007 show egg sales volume up 2.5% and egg sales value up a whopping...
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Report States Caged Eggs Better than Free Range! UK - A recent study at Cranfield University has been investigating the environmental "footprint" of 10 different farming systems using a life cycle assessment (LCA) model and has come up with some interesting results.
2 Sisters Food Group Buys Lloyd Maunder UK - One of the leading UK and European poultry processing groups, 2 Sisters Food Group Ltd, has bought South West poultry firm Lloyd Maunder Ltd with plans for future investment.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Multi-million Plan for Energy Plant Fuelled by Chicken Waste UK - A Norfolk poultry firm is pressing ahead with plans for a multi-million pound renewable energy plant fuelled entirely by chicken waste that would be the first of its kind in the UK.
Organic Chickens Fly after Jamie Oliver's Fowl Deed UK - Sales of organic and free range chickens have soared following a controversial Jamie Oliver television programme which showed disturbing scenes of chickens being slaughtered using battery-farming methods.
Eves Review Consultation Summary UK - The British Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs is to strengthen its animal health and welfare enforcement regulations.
