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New CO2 agreement welcomed by the poultry meat sec...
Posted by Kerry Maxwell | Feb 1, 2022 | Food On Every Table, Issues, Welfare
Brexit bites: the problem of bird flu
Posted by Kerry Maxwell | Jan 7, 2022 | AI Contingency Planning, Opinions, Trade
Plan, Prevent, Protect: Biosecurity and Farm Manag...
Posted by Kerry Maxwell | Dec 10, 2021 | AI Contingency Planning, Issues
British goose producers are bringing Christmas rig...
Posted by Kerry Maxwell | Oct 15, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Issues, Labour
Christmas is the first step: short term relief for...
Posted by Kerry Maxwell | Sep 27, 2021 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour, Trade
The “world’s best border” is not concerned with fair UK-EU trade
by Kerry Maxwell | Apr 28, 2022 | Brexit, Trade
Delaying full controls until 2023 dances round disparity and the consequences of third country...
Public Procurement is a win-win
by Richard Griffiths | Apr 22, 2022 | Food On Every Table, Opinions
I get that public procurement of food is complex area that is often bureaucratically fragmented,...
Government must work with Britain’s poultry producers to build a sustainable labour plan
by Kerry Maxwell | Apr 6, 2022 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour
Following the release of the EFRA Committee’s latest report on labour, the BPC says pragmatic...
Kicking the ‘controls can’ down the road is helping UK competition
by Kerry Maxwell | Mar 31, 2022 | Brexit, Trade
An ongoing lack of reciprocity in UK-EU trade risks “normalising unfair trade with our largest and...
Food Security begins at home: balancing self-sufficiency and trade in a time of crisis
by Richard Griffiths | Mar 22, 2022 | Food On Every Table, Opinions, Trade
With the price of poultry feed rising by the week, British food production must show leadership to...
Government’s ‘head-in-the-sand’ approach forces British businesses to pay the price
by Kerry Maxwell | Mar 17, 2022 | AI Contingency Planning, Brexit, Food On Every Table, Trade
In the absence of a mutual Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) agreement with our largest trading...
SPS Agreement is what is best for British trade right now, says British Poultry Council
by Kerry Maxwell | Feb 23, 2022 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Trade
Relations with our largest and closest trading partner must be as efficient and as fair as...
“The Home Office is not listening,” says EFRA Chair on labour shortages
by Kerry Maxwell | Dec 16, 2021 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour
Government’s Christmas focus must now shift into the longer-term, the British Poultry Council...
British poultry industry needs “time and space” to put British food on the road to recovery
by Kerry Maxwell | Oct 29, 2021 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Issues, Labour
A focus on longer-term solutions that promote resilience is necessary to managing the ongoing...
BPC Chief Executive urges “vigilance” after Avian Influenza confirmed
by Kerry Maxwell | Oct 27, 2021 | AI Contingency Planning, Food On Every Table, Issues
Confirmation of Avian Influenza in a Worcestershire wild bird rescue centre near Droitwich Spa,...
CO2 Progress: Government intervention to keep food moving
by Kerry Maxwell | Sep 21, 2021 | Welfare
The British Poultry Council welcomes Government intervention following discussions on ongoing CO2...
Carbon Dioxide shortage threatens food security
by Richard Griffiths | Sep 18, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Opinions, Welfare
Carbon dioxide should be near the top of the Government’s agenda today. It is one of those things...
New CO2 crisis risks food security
by Kerry Maxwell | Sep 17, 2021 | Welfare
Rising energy prices threatens national food security if CO2 production is not supported by...
Paving the way: celebrating ten years of Antibiotic Stewardship success
by Kerry Maxwell | Sep 15, 2021 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Issues
Openness to change, encouraging innovation and sharing best practice drives excellence in bird...
“How can we work together to put food on every table?”, ask BPC
by Kerry Maxwell | Aug 20, 2021 | Food On Every Table
Research commissioned by the British Poultry Council shows the need for a more holistic approach...
Government is ‘twiddling its thumbs’ while poultry meat production suffers
by Shraddha Kaul | Aug 6, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Labour
Labour crisis will lead to less British food being produced and a two-tier food system warns the...
157 Days Until Christmas
by Richard Griffiths | Jul 21, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Labour, Opinions
British turkey rules the roost at Christmas, with close to nine million gracing the dinner tables...
National Food Strategy: Bolstering the Heart of British Food Supply
by Kerry Maxwell | Jul 16, 2021 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour, Trade, Welfare
The British Poultry Council welcomes the National Food Strategy’s latest report, praising the...
This is Brexit: Labour
by Richard Griffiths | Jun 22, 2021 | Brexit, Labour, Opinions
In a previous post I outlined the minimum actions we need from Government in order to give us a...
Shortage of non-UK labour to jeopardise British food supply
by Shraddha Kaul | Jun 17, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Labour
British poultry meat industry calls on the Government to address the Brexit labour crisis to...
Securing an EU-UK Veterinary Agreement will protect British food standards
by Kerry Maxwell | Jun 15, 2021 | Issues
Protecting British standards must be at the core of all trade negotiations, according to witnesses...
Meat industry proposes new approach to minimise impact on trade with EU
by Kerry Maxwell | Jun 10, 2021 | Brexit, Trade
As part of the SPS Certification Working Group, the British Poultry Council proposes a new process...
Building a Sustainable Workforce after Brexit
by Richard Griffiths | May 19, 2021 | Issues, Labour, Opinions
Since the Brexit referendum we have been concerned about availability of labour as our non-UK...
British Poultry Council scholars are feeding the nation.
by Kerry Maxwell | May 12, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Labour, Members
The British poultry meat industry joins hands with Harper Adams University to create good jobs for...

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- The “world’s best border” is not concerned with fair UK-EU trade
- Public Procurement is a win-win
- Government must work with Britain’s poultry producers to build a sustainable labour plan
- Kicking the ‘controls can’ down the road is helping UK competition
- Food Security begins at home: balancing self-sufficiency and trade in a time of crisis
- Government’s ‘head-in-the-sand’ approach forces British businesses to pay the price