Negative media publicity surrounding infections in poultry flocks and farming practices in Norway has sparked a 15% to 20% drop in domestic chicken meat sales in the last six months, to mid-February.
Ukraine’s government intends to increase the tax burden on meat producers, which could result in a strong negative impact on the development of the meat industry in the country in the years ahead, according to industry participants.
spotlight on poultry processing after guardian investigation
Poultry processing plants are not just talking about food safety: they are proactively looking to enhance measures throughout operations, says CMS Technology.
The Russian government is to invest in the large-scale production of duck meat for the first time, in order to increase the competitiveness of the poultry industry.
Supplies of live poultry, poultry meat and eggs from the UK will
continue to flow to EU countries while the UK battles with a
disease that can wipe out entire flocks.
Food safety firm Electric Aquagenics Unlimited has developed a
water electrolysis disinfectant system that it claims could
revolutionise the way in which the poultry industry operates.
Thailand's tardy admission that its poultry industry is being
decimated by an outbreak of Avian 'flu brought forth a swift EU
response. A ban on Thai imports into the bloc was put in place
almost immediately.
