Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 26 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 272 members in total.

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FOOD LABELLING AND THE WELFARE OF CHICKENS

That this House believes that all chicken meat, including imported chicken meat, should be labelled as to farming method and preferably stocking density; further believes the labelling regulation that requires packs of shell eggs to be labelled as to production method should be extended to chicken meat; congratulates Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Compassion in World Farming on their Chicken Out! campaign calling on supermarkets to introduce labelling as to farming method to allow consumers to make informed choices; notes that most UK chickens are still reared intensively in overcrowded conditions and have been bred to grow so quickly that many suffer from lameness and heart problems; and calls on the Government to make it a requirement for all chicken producers to meet the conditions of the RSPCA's Freedom Food scheme.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

FOOD LABELLING AND THE WELFARE OF CHICKENS (581A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Mark Todd (primary, Labour) and tabled on Monday, 20 April 2009. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

after `Government', insert `to work with the European Union to'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

581 

581A1 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Bob Spink

Ann Cryer

Andrew George

Bob Russell

Subjects

Animal welfare Agriculture Food

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk