07/04/06
All of the big four supermarket chains have reported strong, maintained
sales of chicken and eggs despite the recent case of bird flu in
Scotland.
Asda, Sainsbury, Tesco and Morrisons have all reported no significant
change to poultry meat or egg sales in light of the H5N1 strain
of Avian Influenza being found in a dead swan off the coast of
Fife.
Chairman of the NFU Poultry Board Charles Bourns said: “This
is fantastic news. It is great the British public has realised
this is a disease of birds and not of humans.
“We are extremely grateful the public is continuing to eat
British chicken and eggs. It is important people carry on supporting
the poultry industry – if they stop the industry will be
devastated. If they carry on we will get through this.”
The NFU commends strong retail support for the poultry industry
with most outlets reassuring customers that all poultry, properly
cooked, is safe to eat.
In addition customers can look out for the Red Tractor logo on
produce which guarantees whole food chain assurance, traceable
right back to the farm, and that the product is British.
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