Opinions
Brexit bites: the problem of bird flu
Posted by Kerry Maxwell | Jan 7, 2022 | AI Contingency Planning, Opinions, Trade
Building a Sustainable Workforce after Brexit
Posted by Richard Griffiths | May 19, 2021 | Issues, Labour, Opinions
Let’s redefine sustainability
Posted by Shraddha Kaul | May 10, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Opinions
Are we on our own? Trade deals and food standards.
Posted by Richard Griffiths | Feb 11, 2021 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Opinions, Trade
Is our trade policy hindering fair competition?
Posted by Shraddha Kaul | Feb 5, 2021 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Opinions, Trade
1000 days of Brexit: no food security without accountability
by Richard Griffiths | Sep 15, 2023 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Opinions, Trade
When did it become too much to ask of your own Government to prioritise national food security by...
Pile it high, sell it for a price that gives a fair return for the producer
by Richard Griffiths | Mar 1, 2023 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour, Opinions, Trade
Cost of production is soaring and not being recovered in the marketplace, thereby jeopardising...
Investing in resilience means making investments resilient
by Kerry Maxwell | Feb 20, 2023 | Food On Every Table, Opinions
For a prosperous environment, everyone must be somewhat prosperous too If environmental...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Covid-19: Where the poultry industry stands on testing and vaccination
by Richard Griffiths | Feb 3, 2021 | Labour, Opinions
As the Covid-19 vaccination programme rolls out across the country it is worth reflecting on the...
The Wrong Colour Stamp is the Tip of the Iceberg
by Richard Griffiths | Jan 29, 2021 | Brexit, Opinions, Trade
The British poultry meat sector, like many others, has been dealing with the problems thrown up by...
Public Procurement: An Opportunity for Food Dignity
by Richard Griffiths | Nov 11, 2020 | Food On Every Table, Opinions
This Government has to back up with action its warm words on protecting our food standards, and...
Should essential British businesses be penalised for doing the right thing?
by Shraddha Kaul | Oct 1, 2020 | Food On Every Table, Opinions
This column was first published in the October edition of Meat Management Magazine Food businesses...
A force for good: Britain’s Food Heroes
by Kerry Maxwell | Jul 21, 2020 | Food On Every Table, Labour, Opinions
Right now, it is what would normally be considered ‘Graduation Season.’ It is a time...
Can technology ease the labour shortage?
by Shraddha Kaul | Mar 16, 2020 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour, Opinions
Every time I talk to poultry meat business leaders and ask what their biggest challenges are,...
First Impressions
by Kerry Maxwell | Mar 2, 2020 | Food On Every Table, Opinions
On my very first day at the British Poultry Council, the first stat I had engrained into my brain...
Celebrating female role models in meat
by Shraddha Kaul | Dec 1, 2019 | Creating Good Jobs, Labour, Opinions
This column was first published in Meat Management Magazine in December 2019. I’m often...
Food On Every Table Blog
by Richard Griffiths | Oct 11, 2019 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Opinions
We started #FoodOnEveryTable to raise awareness and bring people and organisations together to put...
Introducing #FoodOnEveryTable
by Richard Griffiths | Oct 7, 2019 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Issues, Opinions
Food on every table. Just saying it sounds basic, mundane, and something nobody could possibly...
Asda crowned Poultry Retailer of the Year 2019
by Shraddha Kaul | Sep 20, 2019 | Opinions
For the third consecutive year Asda has won the coveted British Poultry Retailer of the Year.The...
Our new campaign #FoodOnEveryTable
by Shraddha Kaul | Sep 18, 2019 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour, Opinions, Trade
With the first major review of the nation’s food system in 75 years now underway, the...
International Poultry Council – Secretary General vacancy
by Richard Griffiths | Sep 13, 2019 | Opinions
The International Poultry Council (IPC) is a unified voice promoting global food security in...
BPC’s response to BBC Countryfile’s coverage on the use of ionophores (antiparasitics)
by Shraddha Kaul | Apr 1, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Opinions, Welfare
Further to BBC Countryfile’s recent coverage on the use of antiparasitics called...
Everything you want to know about ionophore use
by Shraddha Kaul | Apr 1, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Opinions, Welfare
Nearly a billion birds are reared for food every year, providing half the meat that the country...
Chlorine-chicken diminishes our dignity
by Richard Griffiths | Mar 2, 2019 | Brexit, Opinions
Over the last day a lot of talk has taken place about chlorine-chicken and its place in a proposed...

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