‘Chicken king’ halts ops at unit hit by scandal

London, October 2 

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Indian-origin “chicken king” Ranjit Singh Boparan’s food company in the UK has suspended poultry processing operations at a plant accused of serious safety breaches.

The 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the largest suppliers of chicken to supermarkets across the UK, said the action had been taken as a temporary measure at its West Bromwich factory in the West Midlands region of England to retrain staff on hygiene standards.

The company said in a statement today that it was “shocked and distressed” by the allegations and the footage which emerged last week as part of a joint investigation by the ‘Guardian’ newspaper and ITV channel and have been “working round the clock” to get to the truth of the matter.

The move came after undercover footage showed an instance of 2 Sisters’ workers at the plant altering the source and slaughter date of poultry being processed in the firm’s Site D plant. — PTI