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16/02/2007
Inquiry reveals bird flu link to Hungary
Government scientists have revealed that imported poultry from Hungary is the “most plausible” cause of the outbreak of bird flu in the UK.
This follows a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs inquiry into the epidemic at the Bernard Matthews plant in Suffolk.
The department said there was “little evidence” of wild fowl spreading the H5N1 strain that was found, and that this would have been “highly unlikely”.
Scientists have confirmed the strain of bird flu found in Suffolk was “essentially identical” to the virus found in Hungary.
A ban was imposed on 8 February and around 160,000 turkeys were slaughtered following the outbreak.
Bernard Matthews broke his silence on Thursday, when he told the Daily Mirror the allegations of a cover-up over his farms links to Hungary, were “completely untrue.”
He said: “I’ve been upset about allegations that we may have withheld information.”
“Let me be absolutely clear – it’s my name on the packet and I wouldn’t let it go out to the shelves if I thought there was anything wrong with it.”
Food Standards Agency officials have cleared Bernard Matthews products, and they have been released for sale on Wednesday, following Hungarian officials confirming they did not contain meat from a restricted zone.
This follows a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs inquiry into the epidemic at the Bernard Matthews plant in Suffolk.
The department said there was “little evidence” of wild fowl spreading the H5N1 strain that was found, and that this would have been “highly unlikely”.
Scientists have confirmed the strain of bird flu found in Suffolk was “essentially identical” to the virus found in Hungary.
A ban was imposed on 8 February and around 160,000 turkeys were slaughtered following the outbreak.
Bernard Matthews broke his silence on Thursday, when he told the Daily Mirror the allegations of a cover-up over his farms links to Hungary, were “completely untrue.”
He said: “I’ve been upset about allegations that we may have withheld information.”
“Let me be absolutely clear – it’s my name on the packet and I wouldn’t let it go out to the shelves if I thought there was anything wrong with it.”
Food Standards Agency officials have cleared Bernard Matthews products, and they have been released for sale on Wednesday, following Hungarian officials confirming they did not contain meat from a restricted zone.
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Possible Hungarian source for Suffolk avian flu
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Possible Hungarian source for Suffolk avian flu
There have been claims that the bird flu, which affected a turkey farm in Suffolk, may have come from Hungary. According to reports, government vets now believe that the deadly H5N1 virus was spread from other poultry and not from wild birds.
15 February 2007
Matthews says bird flu scare was not his fault
Bernard Matthews, whose poultry firm was at the heart of the recent bird flu outbreak in Britain, has apologised for the scare, but insisted it was not his fault.
Matthews says bird flu scare was not his fault
Bernard Matthews, whose poultry firm was at the heart of the recent bird flu outbreak in Britain, has apologised for the scare, but insisted it was not his fault.
13 February 2007
Production restarts at Suffolk turkey farm
The Suffolk turkey farm at the centre of a bird flu outbreak is re-opening for business and resuming the slaughter and processing of poultry. The government gave the Bernard Matthews farm in Upper Holton the go-ahead to restart operations and, according to reports, turkeys have already begun to arrive at the plant.
Production restarts at Suffolk turkey farm
The Suffolk turkey farm at the centre of a bird flu outbreak is re-opening for business and resuming the slaughter and processing of poultry. The government gave the Bernard Matthews farm in Upper Holton the go-ahead to restart operations and, according to reports, turkeys have already begun to arrive at the plant.
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Police Appeal To Family Believed To Have Left UK For Syria
Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a family of six believed to have left the UK for Syria. Asif Malik, his partner and their four children were reported missing last Thursday. It is understood that they were last seen on Tuesday 07 April, and had not mentioned any holiday or travel plans to family members.
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