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| Eggs
and poultrymeat are a popular part of modern British
diet. Consumers can buy fresh or frozen whole birds
and pieces, as well as fresh or frozen ready-meals.
Farmers who produce eggs and poultrymeat operate in
a competitive, international market and receive no direct
financial support from the UK Govt or the EU. |
| While
shell eggs are visible in every shop, consumers also
eat a large quantity of precessed eggs. Foods such as
cake and pudding mixes, ice cream, mayonnaise and biscuits
all contain egg products. |
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In
recent years, more and more ready meals and
prepared foods containing chicken and turkey
meat have been marketed - from chicken Kievs
to nuggets, pies and stir fry dishes.
Some
36 million turkeys produce 297.000 tonnes of
turkeymeat each year. The range of convenience
foods containing turkey has rapidly increased
to the point where turkey is no longer just
a treat for Christmas. The Christmas fresh turkey
trade is still an important part of the industry
and many fresh turkeys are produced by traditional
methods on mixed farms.
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| Commercial
duck farming is concentrated in Lincolnshire, Norfolk
and Suffolk. Geese are most commonly sold for roasting
at Christmas and many are supplied by farmers raising
small number of birds, along with a few large specialist
producers. |
| British
poultrymeat and eggs are produced to high welfare standards
with emphasis on taste, quality, safety and freshness.
Many producers are members of farm assurance schemes
such as Assured Chicken Production and the Lion eggs
scheme. |
| Every
country has its own health mark that is placed on all
packaging of meat. The marks are usually very small
in the corner of the pack. Look out for the UK health
mark on your fresh and frozen poultry. |
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