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  • South Africa: Poultry profits plummet at Astral...

    South African poultry producer, Astral Foods has reported an 82% drop in earnings over the last six months according to its latest trading update. The company states that it is battling imports which have flooded the market and feed prices which have jumped by more than one-fifth.

      May 15 1
  • Avian Influenza cited in McDonalds profit drop

    US fast-food giant, McDonald's have announced that global comparable sales decreased 0.6% in April and cite the outbreak of Avian Influenza in China as a cause.

      May 15
  • US study exposes arsenic in poultry production

    Chickens likely raised with arsenic-based drugs result in chicken meat that has higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

      Consumer issues May 13 2
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