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Star chef casts doubt on Danish pork industry
Published 06.02.09 15:54
Chef Jamie Oliver’s new programme examining pork production raises questions about Danish pig farming British television chef Jamie Oliver is taking a stand in favour of British bacon, to the detriment of one of Denmark’s biggest exports. Oliver’s new investigative...
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British television chef Jamie Oliver is taking a stand in favour of British bacon, to the detriment of one of Denmark’s biggest exports.
Oliver’s new investigative show, ‘Jamie saves our bacon’, on Britain’s Channel 4, examines the production of pork from the field to the supermarket shelf and looks at the conditions faced by the pigs.
As part of the eight-part show, Oliver visited some Danish Crown pig production plants in Denmark. Channel 4 said that ‘Danish Crown agreed to take him [Oliver] around some farms, but when he arrived they were reluctant to show him any farms other than those with higher than average welfare standards. These would still only meet the UK's minimum requirements.’
One of Oliver’s main points of contention was the use of sow pens by European farmers. The pens can be used to house pregnant female pigs and allows them room to stand and sit, but not turn around. The pens are illegal in Britain and a similar move will apply to all EU countries by 2013.
The Danish Bacon and Meat Council (DBMC) said in a statement that it had been happy to participate in the programme, but felt that Danish farmers had been portrayed in an unfair light compared to their British counterparts.
‘The editing of the programme implied that the Danish industry wanted to “hide” sow stalls from Jamie Oliver. This was absolutely not the case - we have been open and honest with the programme makers throughout the research and filming process. We took the decision to show Jamie the farms that represent the vast majority of Danish pork and bacon sold in the UK.’
The DBMC said that less than 25 percent of sows are kept in the traditional sow pens and it expects the vast majority of Danish producers to have stopped using them prior to the January 2013 deadline.
Published 06.02.09 15:54
Chef Jamie Oliver’s new programme examining pork production raises questions about Danish pig farming British television chef Jamie Oliver is taking a stand in favour of British bacon, to the detriment of one of Denmark’s biggest exports. Oliver’s new investigative...
Få et godt tilbud på Danmarks største avis.
Indtast dit postnummerBritish television chef Jamie Oliver is taking a stand in favour of British bacon, to the detriment of one of Denmark’s biggest exports.
Oliver’s new investigative show, ‘Jamie saves our bacon’, on Britain’s Channel 4, examines the production of pork from the field to the supermarket shelf and looks at the conditions faced by the pigs.
As part of the eight-part show, Oliver visited some Danish Crown pig production plants in Denmark. Channel 4 said that ‘Danish Crown agreed to take him [Oliver] around some farms, but when he arrived they were reluctant to show him any farms other than those with higher than average welfare standards. These would still only meet the UK's minimum requirements.’
One of Oliver’s main points of contention was the use of sow pens by European farmers. The pens can be used to house pregnant female pigs and allows them room to stand and sit, but not turn around. The pens are illegal in Britain and a similar move will apply to all EU countries by 2013.
The Danish Bacon and Meat Council (DBMC) said in a statement that it had been happy to participate in the programme, but felt that Danish farmers had been portrayed in an unfair light compared to their British counterparts.
‘The editing of the programme implied that the Danish industry wanted to “hide” sow stalls from Jamie Oliver. This was absolutely not the case - we have been open and honest with the programme makers throughout the research and filming process. We took the decision to show Jamie the farms that represent the vast majority of Danish pork and bacon sold in the UK.’
The DBMC said that less than 25 percent of sows are kept in the traditional sow pens and it expects the vast majority of Danish producers to have stopped using them prior to the January 2013 deadline.
