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Bird flu at Bernard Matthews farm posed only "low risk" to public, says Defra

3:14pm Monday 13th May 2013

An outbreak of bird flu at a Suffolk poultry farm posed a "low risk" to the public, Defra has said.

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Greek and Italian poultry farmers face European court threat over hen welfare

9:24am Friday 3rd May 2013

The European Commission has announced that it is taking Greece and Italy to the European Union Court of Justice over their failure to implement the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive, which came into force across the EU in January 2012.

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Tesco drops ban on GM poultry feed

9:00am Saturday 13th April 2013

Tesco has dropped its 11-year commitment not to sell poultry reared on genetically modified feed. The original controls were put in place to reflect the concerns of shoppers, who question the impact of GM crops on human health and the countryside.

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Free range eggs market share falls slightly

9:34am Tuesday 26th March 2013

Latest figures released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirm that the free range share of the egg market slipped back slightly during 2012.

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