Paul Nuki
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Global Health Security Editor at www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health
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All the nasties (and their antidotes): viruses, bacteria, fungi, NCDs, climate change, misogyny, junk food, terror and war.
So consumers be warned: Defra is teaming up with farmers to rip you off. If you are paying a premium for 'free-range' poultry in England today you are being conned.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
So consumers be warned: Defra is teaming up with farmers to rip you off. If you are paying a premium for 'free-range' poultry in England today you are being conned.
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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It's time for DEFRA to get honest with consumers and stop pandering to the industry. There is no such thing as a 'free range' poultry in England currently and - with bird flu a new reality - there may not be for some time.
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It's time for DEFRA to get honest with consumers and stop pandering to the industry. There is no such thing as a 'free range' poultry in England currently and - with bird flu a new reality - there may not be for some time.
A chicken or turkey that has never been outside cannot be free-range by definition. This is because it does not range-free, or ever see the light of day. It is 'barn reared' at best and more likely a sad old 'battery' bird.
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A chicken or turkey that has never been outside cannot be free-range by definition. This is because it does not range-free, or ever see the light of day. It is 'barn reared' at best and more likely a sad old 'battery' bird.
YES, you can lockdown all poultry in England to try and stop the spread of avian influenza (as has been the case since 6 November). But NO, you cannot continue to allow it to be labelled 'free-range' because it is not.
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
YES, you can lockdown all poultry in England to try and stop the spread of avian influenza (as has been the case since 6 November). But NO, you cannot continue to allow it to be labelled 'free-range' because it is not.
