All Avian flu articles – Page 53
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NewsMedia Bites 12 Dec: Deliveroo, Majestic Wine, Marks & Spencer
Amazon’s estimated $500m investment in the food delivery company Deliveroo may be blocked after the competition watchdog threatened to launch a full-scale investigation.
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NewsFirst bird flu case since 2017 reported at Suffolk chicken farm
Around 27,000 birds are set to be culled, while a 1km restriction zone has been set up around the affected farm
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NewsDefra extends avian flu prevention nationally
Prevention zone now extends to all of England and includes extra precautions for keepers with more than 500 birds
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NewsWinter's first case of avian flu detected in wild birds
The Food Standards Agency says the outbreak does not pose a food safety risk to UK consumers
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NewsBritish shoppers to pay more for their turkeys this Christmas
Wholesale prices are currently up 16% year on year [Mintec]
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Comment and OpinionWe need to do much more to support food challenger brands
This is a great time to be a food startup - but far too many still fail because they lack support in core business areas like financing, HR and pitching, says Jason Gibb, founder of Bread & Jam
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NewsAvian flu threatens to push up the cost of Christmas turkey
The bird flu epidemic that has plagued Europe since November is threatening to push up the cost of Christmas
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NewsTwo new cases of avian flu prompt poultry movement review
Government avian flu controls were due to be lifted on 15 May in England, but now may be extended
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NewsGourmet Game appoints administrators after trading slowdown
A game wholesaler and supplier based in Lincolnshire has ceased trading after falling into administration as a result of a slowdown in trading in France and Belgium in the wake of last year’s terror attacks and the bird flu outbreak hitting demand.
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Comment and OpinionSupermarkets seem switched on over free-range eggs crisis
The big supermarkets seem switched on to the threat to free-range eggs
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NewsFree-range egg producers face big losses from bird flu crisis
Egg producers were subjected to a national protection zone limiting bird movement, poultry shows and gatherings on 6 December
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NewsBanham Poultry farm in Suffolk hit by bird flu control zone
Some 23,000 birds at the farm were due to be culled this week, Defra said
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NewsFresh bird flu outbreak adds to free-range supply fears
Another outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in the UK, adding to mounting fears free-range eggs could soon disappear
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Comment and OpinionThreat to ‘free-range’ eggs label could severely damage a category in growth
The National Farmers Union has warned that clarity is needed on free-range labelling, but is ‘barn’ really an option?
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NewsFree-range eggs threatened by avian flu restrictions
Call for extension on EU rules defining what constitutes free-range eggs after bird flu housing orders
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NewsNew case of avian flu detected on Lincolnshire turkey farm
Defra has imposed a 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone around the infected farm
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NewsRising demand set to drive up price of eggs in 2017
UK egg prices are bouncing back as demand surges among health-conscious Brits
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NewsBird flu outbreak 'will not affect Christmas turkeys'
Defra confirmed the outbreak at a farm in Lincolnshire on 16 December
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Analysis and FeaturesChristmas turkey to dodge Brexit price inflation
This year’s Christmas turkeys should avoid the brunt of post-referendum inflation
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NewsPoultry sector backs month-long bird flu prevention zone
Zone imposed by Defra in bid to minimise threat of infection as H5N8 strain hits Europe