Control to avoid premature death of male chickens
The company claims to control its supply chain to prevent premature death of male chickens in private label eggs.
About the data
The industry raises two types of birds: layers, which lay eggs, and broilers, raised to be killed and eaten.
If a male chick is born in the egg-laying industry, it is useless and will likely be thrown into some sort of grinder as soon as it hatches and its gender is identified.
At the same time they are considered unsuitable for fattening because they take longer to gain weight and are not the size of a chicken of the type used for slaughter.
The killing and elimination of male chicks shortly after hatching is a common practice in food production throughout the world. The mechanical maceration method, a kind of crushing, is the most widely adopted.
The topic is taboo in the industry because there is still no solution that can be adopted on a large scale. According to many veterinarians "" an animal is being sentenced to death because it was born with the wrong sex "".
In France, they agreed to ban the practice of squashing unwanted male chicks by the end of 2021, as part of animal welfare reforms. However, the alternatives are still being discussed.
In Germany, a court ruled that the practice can continue temporarily as long as a viable alternative is found. Last year in Switzerland shredding was banned.
Control teams in Germany and the Netherlands developed a technology that makes it possible to identify the sex of a chicken in the early stages of incubation, which lasts 21 days.
Thus, males can be discarded before hatching.
A German company, Selectegg, sells eggs using this technology in supermarket chains in France and Germany. They are called "" respecteggs "".
If a male chick is born in the egg-laying industry, it is useless and will likely be thrown into some sort of grinder as soon as it hatches and its gender is identified.
At the same time they are considered unsuitable for fattening because they take longer to gain weight and are not the size of a chicken of the type used for slaughter.
The killing and elimination of male chicks shortly after hatching is a common practice in food production throughout the world. The mechanical maceration method, a kind of crushing, is the most widely adopted.
The topic is taboo in the industry because there is still no solution that can be adopted on a large scale. According to many veterinarians "" an animal is being sentenced to death because it was born with the wrong sex "".
In France, they agreed to ban the practice of squashing unwanted male chicks by the end of 2021, as part of animal welfare reforms. However, the alternatives are still being discussed.
In Germany, a court ruled that the practice can continue temporarily as long as a viable alternative is found. Last year in Switzerland shredding was banned.
Control teams in Germany and the Netherlands developed a technology that makes it possible to identify the sex of a chicken in the early stages of incubation, which lasts 21 days.
Thus, males can be discarded before hatching.
A German company, Selectegg, sells eggs using this technology in supermarket chains in France and Germany. They are called "" respecteggs "".
Methodology
We will "assign a" "YES" "to this question if:
- The company declares to control its supply chain to avoid premature death of male chickens in its own brand eggs.
In the case of multinational companies, we value that this practice is carried out in at least one country, even if it is not Spain.
This information can be found in any of the following reports published on the companies' website:
- Animal Welfare Policy
- Responsible purchasing policy
- Annual memory
- Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- Sustainability Report
- Non-Financial Information Statement (EINF)
- The company declares to control its supply chain to avoid premature death of male chickens in its own brand eggs.
In the case of multinational companies, we value that this practice is carried out in at least one country, even if it is not Spain.
This information can be found in any of the following reports published on the companies' website:
- Animal Welfare Policy
- Responsible purchasing policy
- Annual memory
- Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- Sustainability Report
- Non-Financial Information Statement (EINF)
Value Type
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Report Type
Annual Report
, Sustainability Report
, Code of Conduct
, Integrated Report
, Company Website