The BEIC said increased reliance on foreign produce could lead to a surge in food safety incidents following those linked to Polish eggs last year
Chickwood Poultry's Lewis Thomas, from a fifth generation farming family in Wales, was recently named Carmarthenshire's Young Business Person of the Year
The petition was started in response to research showing consumers were surprised and concerned that a significant number of eggs in pre-prepared foods, such as quiche, egg sandwiches and salads were imported
High protein market more vulnerable in face or more 'sustainable' sources
Assurance body issues 'compromise' extending terms of requirements
NFU poultry board chair, James Mottershead said AI vaccination programme for birds need to be safe to give consumers the confidence to continue eating poultry products, and must not disrupt exports
In today's Farming In Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the PM being pressurised by the Conservative party to show his face at NFU conference next week to address farmers' concerns over inheritance tax changes, farming unions are due to meet with Treasury officials tomorrow, where they hope to voice their members concerns and hear some solutions, and egg prices are soaring in the US as the impact of avian influenza is felt across the country.
Restaurant chains have introduced 'surcharges' for eggs
It is part of a package of measures announced by the Government, which Defra said would provide ‘certainty' for the horticulture and poultry sector