Front-page news today in the Daily Express is that we’re set for a spate of salmonella thanks to “poison eggs” from abroad – Spain, to be precise.
The paper claims that dodgy imports are behind a tripling of salmonella cases this year, including possible links to two deaths,
As almost all of our shelled eggs we eat in this country are British, this isn’t necessarily the apocalyptic news the paper might have you believe. But it’s not good for the foodservice sector, where only 40%-50% of the eggs used are British.
The paper quotes British Egg Industry Council chairman Andrew Parker as saying: “It is because our Government won’t take a firm hand in this that we continue to have the problems.
“It is up to the government to speak to the Spanish government and say ‘enough is enough’. What we do expect is them to take steps to ensure we have eggs free from salmonella coming into this country.”
Elsewhere, there’s plenty of love for Tesco after the supermarket brought forward almost £70m of its February voucher payout for Clubcard members. The Independent, The Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail all give the retailer double publicity points.
And the Daily Mirror takes a look at yesterday’s swoop by C&C Group for rival brand Gaymers, which leads to a rather neat put about “in-cider trading”. The Irish Times gives a perspective from across the Irish Sea.
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