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08/10/2024Industry News
08/10/2024
UK: Increasing pressure on retailers to commit to higher welfare for chickens
Animal Welfare charity Compassion in World Farming has created a Spotlight table comparing UK retailers’ policies on indoor-reared fresh chicken against the Better Chicken Commitment.
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02/10/2024
Dan McAlpine – Compassion compares retailer commitments on broiler welfare
The Better Chicken Commitment is a package of science-based criteria that when implemented together significantly improve the lives of chickens reared for meat. Compassion in World Farming has used the criteria to create a Spotlight table…
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24/09/2024
Sainsbury’s reports chicken welfare improvements following stocking density change
CIWF has created a Spotlight table comparing UK retailers’ polices on indoor-reared fresh chicken against the criteria of the Better Chicken Commitment.
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23/09/2024
Legislators urged to support transition to cage-free UK and Europe
Leading food companies are driving the shift towards cage-free production but are not getting the support of UK and EU legislators.
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22/08/2024
Tesco commits to crustacean welfare
Tesco has won praise for taking a leadership role on the welfare of crustaceans including lobsters and prawns after it made a series of new welfare commitments.
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19/08/2024
Aldi reaches 100% cage-free egg commitment ahead of time
Aldi has announced that it has reached its commitment to sell 100% cage-free eggs more than a year ahead of schedule.
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29/07/2024
Lab-grown foie gras application submitted in UK and EU
French startup Gourmey has submitted applications to UK and EU regulators for authorisation of its lab-grown foie gras.
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17/07/2024
UK first European country to approve lab-grown meat, starting with pet food
Regulators approve Meatly pet product, cultivated chicken made from growing cells
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17/07/2024
UK Approves Lab-Grown Meat in Pet Food
The UK has become the first country in Europe to approve lab-grown meat. The authorization will specifically allow the use of cultivated chicken, or meat grown from the cells of an egg sample, in a new pet food made by the London-based startup…
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08/07/2024
Animal welfare group clashes with European poultry trade organisation
Animal welfare group Compassion in World Farming has hit back at claims by the Association of Poultry Producers and Poultry Trade in EU Countries (AVEC) around the additional costs linked to the European Chicken Commitment.
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