Friday 9 March 2007

BERNARD MATTHEWS: COMPENSATION AND INVESTIGATION

POULTRY giant Bernard Matthews is to receive around £600,000 in compensation for the healthy birds culled following the H5N1 outbreak at its Holton plant last month.

This is despite the fact Defra confirmed this week that the investigation into the outbreak at the site – and whether or not the company was to blame – was still ongoing. Says Farmers Guardian