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Not to be confused with British Egg Industry Council.

British Poultry Council
Abbreviation	BPC
Type	Trade association
Legal status	Non-profit
Purpose	Poultry meat in the UK
Location	5 - 11 Lavington Street, Southwark, London, SE1 0NZ
Membership	70 companies
Chief Executive	Richard Griffiths
Affiliations	Expand Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU countries (AVEC) European Live Poultry and Poultry Hatching Association (ELPHA) Assured Food Standards
Website	www.britishpoultry.org.uk

The British Poultry Council is the United Kingdom's national trade group for the poultry meat industry, representing them in public relations, policy making and standardisation.

Structure

It is situated just off Southwark Street (A3200) near the Blue Fin Building, and just south of the Tate Modern.

Members include Bernard Matthews and the Faccenda Group. The CEO has been Richard Griffiths since 2017.

Scholarships program

The council offers 2 yearly 3,500 pound scholarships to Harper Adams University.

In March 2016 it was announced that the council would be put in charge of the code on chicken-farming from 27 April 2016. It has produced new non-statutory guidance on how to comply with the legislation.

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Agricultural Revolution British timber trade Celtic field Common land Corn Laws Diggers Dutch barn Enclosure Haughley Experiment Highland Clearances Highland Potato Famine Inheritance tax protests Lowland Clearances Napier Commission Rationing Run rig Rural Reconstruction Association Scottish Agricultural Revolution Swing Riots Victory garden Women's Land Army - WWI / WWII
Foot-and-mouth	1967 2001 2007

Nations and regions

England	Agriculture in Cheshire Agriculture in London Cuisine Cornwall Devon Fishing
Scotland	Animal breeds Shetland Crofting Scottish Crofting Foundation Cuisine Factor Fishing Royal Highland Show
Wales	Animal breeds Cuisine Royal Welsh Show Tŷ unnos Fishing
Northern Ireland	Cuisine

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Employers' associations	Farmers' Union of Wales National Farmers' Union of England and Wales National Farmers' Union of Scotland Ulster Farmers' Union Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster
Trade unions	Unite the Union National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers Transport & General Workers' Union
Landowners' organizations	Country Land and Business Association
Educational and research institutions	Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences James Hutton Institute Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre Rothamsted Research Museums Museum of English Rural Life National Museum of Rural Life National Non-Food Crops Centre Universities and colleges CAFRE Royal Agricultural University Scotland's Rural College
British Egg Industry Council British Poultry Council Fresh Start Initiative Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Scotland Food & Drink Soil Association Tenant Farmers Association

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References

Gyton, G (27 March 2015). "Europe gains new poultry association". GlobalMeatNews.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
"North Yorkshire students receive poultry industry scholarships". The Northern Echo. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
"Animal welfare guidance to be scrapped by Conservative ministers". Independent. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

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