Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Further undercover footage and heatwave allegations
Activist footage was reported to show overcrowding and dead birds, while whistle-blowers alleged poultry deaths from heat exhaustion during the United Kingdom heatwave. Government officials expressed concern and indicated that the wider mortality issue was investigated.
2022
Moy Park and Victor Foster Poultry Services fined over workplace safety offences
Fine or penalty
Moy Park Limited and Victor Foster Poultry Services Limited pleaded guilty to health and safety offences after a workplace incident that caused an employee life-changing injuries. The companies were fined £125,000 and £18,000, respectively. An HSENI investigation found failures to ensure safe working conditions.
Source excerpt
Both companies pleaded guilty to health and safety offences at a hearing on Friday 11 February 2022 at Craigavon Crown Court. Moy Park Limited was fined £125,000, while Victor Foster Poultry Services Limited was fined £18,000.
Both companies were found to have failed in their legal responsibilities to ensure safe working conditions in the chicken house where a forklift truck was required to operate in the same area as pedestrian workers.
2021
Dispatches undercover investigation
The Dispatches programme reported severe injuries, deaths and alleged culling practices involving chicks at a site previously investigated by Animal Equality.
2019
Animal Equality investigation
Animal Equality UK reported alleged severe welfare problems at three Moy Park-linked farms in Lincolnshire, including dead birds and chickens with serious leg injuries.