accounted for more than 70% of total EU poultry production according to the figures published for 2009. Information was … collected on current poultry rearing practices in the EU with respect to the most common breeds, weight classes, gender balance … collecting forty eight birds from each of the top EU poultry producing Member States. The sampling plan covered the key variables …

Poultry is a perishable product which requires careful control of temperature during production and retail processes …. The EU poultry marketing legislation requires that poultry be marketed either as fresh poultry or as frozen (or quick …-frozen) poultry. It is not permitted to market poultry which has been frozen and thawed as fresh poultry. A robust analytical method …

country of origin or place of provenance for unprocessed meat of pigs, poultry, sheep and goats, as from 13 December 2014. The …