Slow-cooked chicken from Denny \ Katy McGuinness (Twitter)
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Kerry Foods has denied that chicken in its Denny product was sourced in Brazil.
A spokesperson for Kerry told the Irish Farmers Journal that it does “not source any Denny chicken from Brazil”.
“All of our Denny chicken products are sourced from trusted suppliers across the EU, Northern Ireland and the UK,” the spokesperson said.
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The statement is in response to criticism on social media from food writer Katy McGuinness, who claimed that she was told a packet of chicken with an IE mark and ‘made in Wicklow’ stamp actually came from Brazil. From 1 April 2020, country of origin labelling rules will change.
In cases where the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is given and where it is not the same as that of the primary ingredient:
The country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient in question must also be given; or
The country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient must be indicated as being different to that of the food.
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Kerry Foods has denied that chicken in its Denny product was sourced in Brazil.
A spokesperson for Kerry told the Irish Farmers Journal that it does “not source any Denny chicken from Brazil”.
“All of our Denny chicken products are sourced from trusted suppliers across the EU, Northern Ireland and the UK,” the spokesperson said.
The statement is in response to criticism on social media from food writer Katy McGuinness, who claimed that she was told a packet of chicken with an IE mark and ‘made in Wicklow’ stamp actually came from Brazil. From 1 April 2020, country of origin labelling rules will change.
In cases where the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is given and where it is not the same as that of the primary ingredient:
The country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient in question must also be given; or
The country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient must be indicated as being different to that of the food.
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