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Exemption granted for industry’s Christmas food heroes
The British Poultry Council welcomes Government’s decision after seeking an exemption for...
Oral evidence to the EFRA select committee on labour supply
British Poultry Council Chief Executive, Richard Griffiths, was invited to give oral evidence in...
Forcing poultry meat plants to shut down will threaten Britain’s food supply
The British poultry meat industry is working incredibly hard to protect our food heroes who have...
A force for good: Britain’s Food Heroes
Right now, it is what would normally be considered ‘Graduation Season.’ It is a time of huge...
Poultry meat industry doing everything it can to protect its people
British poultry meat industry is doing everything possible to minimise the risk to key workers who...
The Immigration Bill must not undervalue Britain’s food heroes
The Immigration Bill is likely to penalise poultry meat businesses already facing the consequences...
Building a sustainable and socially just nation
The British Poultry Council has joined up with the The UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development...
Immigration Bill undervalues Britain’s food heroes and threatens food security
The Home Office’s Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination Bill labels ‘key workers’ in food...
COVID-19: BPC’s evidence to EFRA select committee
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the value and purpose of food and demonstrated the resilience...
Protecting our people
People are our most vital asset. Therefore, the safety, health and wellbeing of our key workers is...
Duke of Edinburgh recognises our key workers
The Duke of Edinburgh has made a public statement today, recognising key workers tackling the...
Industry partners with the Food Standards Agency in response to COVID-19
The British Poultry Council has partnered with the Food Standards Agency and other representatives...
Letter from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
We are delighted to receive a public letter of appreciation to key workers in our sector from the...
Healthy workers can ensure food for the nation
As the nation adjusts to life under lockdown, the British Poultry Council calls on the Government...
COVID-19: Government must support everyone working in the food supply chain
At a time of a national emergency, British Poultry Council calls on the Government to consider...
Can technology ease the labour shortage?
Every time I talk to poultry meat business leaders and ask what their biggest challenges are,...
COVID-19: Keeping the food supply chain moving
The coronavirus crisis is beginning to pose a number of challenges for British poultry meat...
Home office immigration proposals to have a crippling effect on British food security
British Poultry Council, the trade association representing Britain’s £7.2 billion poultry meat...
Food producers among hardest hit by the MAC’s recommendations
The Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations will lead to a two-tier food system says the...
Celebrating female role models in meat
This column was first published in Meat Management Magazine in December 2019. I’m often asked what...
BPC’s submission to National Food Strategy Consultation
With the first major review of the nation’s food system in 75 years now underway, the British...
Our new campaign #FoodOnEveryTable
With the first major review of the nation’s food system in 75 years now underway, the British...
BPC welcomes landmark review of British food system
The British Poultry Council welcomes the first major review of our food system in 75 years that...
Food security is more crucial than ever
British poultry meat producers are calling on the Government to ensure feeding people remains at...
