Edeka under pressure: scandal uncovered about sick chicken meat!

Edeka under pressure: scandal uncovered about sick chicken meat!

Ravensburg, Deutschland - The current reports on the quality of poultry meat from Edeka branches throw a cloudy light on the keeping conditions and the well-being of the chickens. According to an investigation by the Albert Schweitzer Foundation, more than 500 chicken breast fillets were examined. The result: In over 94 percent of the rehearsals, there were signs of muscle fats, also known as white striping. It is a degenerative muscle disease that is particularly common in mast chickens.

In the results of the study, the north of Germany is particularly emphasized, where all examined samples were affected. In the southwest, the proportion was 93 percent, which is comparatively better, but still remains alarming. The situation in Ravensburg is particularly worrying, where 100 percent of the rehearsals were affected. The condition of the products not only affects the health of the animals, but also on the quality of the meat used, which contains considerably more fat and has less proteins than healthy chicken meat. This shows up to 224 percent more fat and up to 9 percent less protein.

forms of posture and criticism of Edeka

The attitude marking in Germany divides animal husbandry into five stages, whereby levels 1 and 2 from the animal welfare view are considered insufficient. However, Edeka rejected the allegations and explained that even attitude 2 was above the legal minimum requirements. Nevertheless, the discounter plans to offer only meat from animals from husbandry forms 3, 4 and 5 by 2030. This initiative could stand for another future direction in animal husbandry, but according to the Albert Schweitzer Foundation and other animal rights activists: there is still a lot of catching up to do.

The foundation noted that systematic problems exist in the breeding of the animals used in Edeka products and demands that the company join the "European Masthuhn Initiative" in order to obtain better breeding and keeping conditions. Consumers: Inside, it is advised to pay attention to meat from higher forms of husbandry or to switch to plant alternatives entirely. This has already led to a rethink among competitors such as Aldi and Rewe, which are towards healthier, slowly growing chickens.

consumer rights and responsibility

Over 50 percent of consumers: Inside in Germany, indicated that they did not want to buy meat with visible signs of muscle fat. The situation makes you take notice, although the health effects are not directly dangerous, but reduce the quality of the product. Feeding and breeding are the key topics that should be rethinking in the industry. Animal rights activists criticize that, despite its market power, EDEKA has undertaken little for animal welfare in the past and demand an increase in the standards.

For more information about the background of the muscle evasion and the initiatives to improve chicken conservation, visit the reports on Schwäbische , Albert-Schweizer-Foundation and t-online .