Issues
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...
Ensuring Britain remains a global hub of poultry breeding stock
The British Poultry Council is calling on the Government to recognise the needs of the British...
Welcome Government’s commitment to uphold food standards in trade deals
Following the recent publication of a joint letter by the Department for International Trade and...
Government must live up to its commitment to maintain high standards in trade deals
Following reports that British food standards could be under threat as part of a US-UK trade deal,...
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...
Welcome George Eustice’s commitment to maintain UK standards in trade deals
The British Poultry Council welcomes Defra Secretary of State George Eustice’s assurances to...
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...
Financial impact on businesses
The financial impact of COVID-19 on the poultry meat sector has been significant. Whilst we are in...
Trade and logistical challenges
Logistics is facing major challenges in keeping the ‘just in time ’food chain moving as well as...
Protecting our people
People are our most vital asset. Therefore, the safety, health and wellbeing of our key workers is...
Eustice praises poultry industry
We are delighted that the poultry industry has been praised by the Secretary of State for...
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 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity
We are delighted to receive a letter of support from Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 10 April offering...
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...
British Poultry Awards 2020 – Now open for entries
The fourth British Poultry Awards is now open! The British Poultry Council is inviting retailers,...
First Impressions
On my very first day at the British Poultry Council, the first stat I had engrained into my brain...
No room for discussion on importing chemically washed chicken from the US
The Environment Secretary’s latest stance on potentially importing chemically washed chicken from...
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...
