Eggs & poultry <span id="Eggs & poultry"></span> – Page 72
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No need to cry fowl
Sir; Anticoccidials are meant to control coccidiosis in chickens. Some, the ionophores, are manufactured by fermentation. Professor Spedding suggests that ionophores are neither antibiotics nor growth promoters in his letter (The Grocer, April 15,...
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C0-op: Egg colouring is no yolk
The Co-op has followed Iceland's lead by selling eggs from chickens fed a natural diet. Buyer Geoff Cox said the society would source its entire range of eggs from hens fed an artificial ingredient-free and GM-free diet once a suitable supplier had...
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Nestlé has brought back Ian Botham as Shredded Wheat spokesman in an updated version of the Can you eat three?' ad. Bernard Matthews is launching fresh versions of children's frozen turkey products Dinosaurs and Drummers this month. Mixed...
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THE HEAT IS ON FOR SALES
Supermarkets across the country are preparing a carnivores' feast in preparation for this year's barbecue season. Somerfield has streamlined its range of chicken products into a core range of popular lines namely chicken and chinese flavours ...
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Questioning UK salmonella level
Sir; In his letter (The Grocer, February 5, p18), Peter Bradnock said we were incorrect in our assertion a third of British chickens have salmonella. This figure is, in fact, an estimate but our source was a report from the publication Sustain. We...
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British poultry facts laid down
Sir; I read the article in The Grocer (p10, Jan 22) on the Danish poultry company that believes it is being snubbed by British supermarkets. The chicken market is increasingly competitive, but it does seem a little desperate to attack our industry...