Hungary: A new proposal would also make chicken and egg production impossible, according to NAK and BTT

It would cause serious damage to chicken and table egg producers in the European Union, including Hungary, if the package of animal welfare proposals recorded in the latest study by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) were to be implemented. According to the Poultry Product Council (BTT) and the National Chamber of Agricultural Economy (NAK), the EFSA recommendations only take into account animal welfare aspects, but do not take into account the serious environmental, economic and social consequences. The most important task of agriculture and the food industry, including the poultry sector, is to supply consumers with adequate, high-quality, safe, affordable and environmentally sustainable food, they wrote in their joint statement. The realization of these basic goals may be harmed by the proposals contained in the recently published study by EFSA. The office's document makes recommendations for the European Commission regarding the animal welfare conditions of chickens and ...