Avara Foods claims court case risks undermining British farming

Wye Valley and River Wye between Herefordshire and Gloucestershire UK - stock photo

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The poultry giant, its subsidiary Freemans of Newent and non-profit Welsh Water are being sued in the High Court by over 1,300 claimants, represented by law firm Leigh Day, for polluting the River Wye and its tributaries 

The future of British farming could be on trial, according to Avara Foods, as it faces the UK’s largest environmental pollution claim.

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