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13/02/2007
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.
Environment Secretary David Miliband announced that the slaughterhouse has been relicensed after being cleaned and disinfected.
The farm had been shut down following the discovery of the deadly H5N1 virus and nearly 160,000 birds were culled.
A spokesperson for Bernard Matthews confirmed that turkeys from more than 50 other farms owned by the firm throughout the UK would be arriving at the farm. They said: "These turkeys will be going into processing and all of this processing and movement that is going ahead has been approved and cleared by Defra, the State Veterinary Service and the Meat Hygiene Service."
On Tuesday afternoon, reports emerged that scientists had found that the H5N1 virus found in Suffolk was 99.96% similar to the strain found in Hungary last month.
The virus was discovered on a goose farm near Szentes in southern Hungary last month. Bernard Matthews has a plant in Sarvar, which is about 160 miles from the infected area.
(KMcA/EF)
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.
Environment Secretary David Miliband announced that the slaughterhouse has been relicensed after being cleaned and disinfected.
The farm had been shut down following the discovery of the deadly H5N1 virus and nearly 160,000 birds were culled.
A spokesperson for Bernard Matthews confirmed that turkeys from more than 50 other farms owned by the firm throughout the UK would be arriving at the farm. They said: "These turkeys will be going into processing and all of this processing and movement that is going ahead has been approved and cleared by Defra, the State Veterinary Service and the Meat Hygiene Service."
On Tuesday afternoon, reports emerged that scientists had found that the H5N1 virus found in Suffolk was 99.96% similar to the strain found in Hungary last month.
The virus was discovered on a goose farm near Szentes in southern Hungary last month. Bernard Matthews has a plant in Sarvar, which is about 160 miles from the infected area.
(KMcA/EF)
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