https://www.farminguk.com/news/uk-game-farmers-announce-trade-deal-with-hong-kong_53781.html
All that lead – not very friendly really, is it.
But how reassuring that the BGA play the dual role of marketing body and ‘regulator’. I thought poachers were supposed to turn gamekeeper in the saying, not occupy the same two roles at once?
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Mark, I would not worry to much about pollution in China, breathing in China is more hazardous than eating lead shot game.
“Working with Defra and the Department for International Trade, the BGA secured the new market and continues its trade mission in Japan, as well as Canada, where they plan to visit in November.
The BGA serves a dual role as marketing board and industry self-regulator. With nearly 600 estates signed up as members in 16 months, this represents over a third of the UK feathered game sector.
The vision of a self-regulated industry with strong demand for all its products was backed earlier this month by 38 MPs who co-signed a letter welcoming the BGA’s growth and encouraging all shoots to join. ”
Seriously, are DEFRA really in league with them and promoting the consumption of toxic lead as healthy ?
It ight be interesting to learn which 38MPs are supporting this potentially toxic deal as healthy? Wonder if there are any from the 300+ petition signatory constituencies?
Thought Pheasants came from China originally? So surely there are some over there already that people could eat. Or, are they protected over there so they can’t be shot and eaten?
In any case, it seems a bit daft.
Reminds me of tobacco expanding into overseas sales markets once U.K. sales started to drop.
With less demand for lead-laden, controversial meat over here, it seems like a logical step to try and shift it abroad…
Then they can continue to say all birds shot are eaten, something of a marketing coup laundered with the help of their allies in DEFRA?
At least it’ll save them trying the pheasant casserole and partridge curry sent to local food banks spin 😉
I would be suŕprised, if Pheasant were not already being intensively reared for the table, somewhere in the region.
Rather like the insipid tasting (so I am told) Rabbit, they send over here.
However, what could be a ‘game’ changer,would be birds traceable
to famous British estates, maybe stamped like the old lion mark on
eggs.
Bet nobody’s thought of that one.
Great news in my opinion. Only goes to strengthen the shooting industry.