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Preview: Chickens that meet the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) criteria in UK supermarkets are rising to 5% with roughly 30 million birds per year, according to the science-based chicken welfare policy, Food Ingredients First reported.
BCC is a set of criteria for improving the lives of broiler chickens, specifically raised for meat. "By prohibiting the use of fast-growing breeds, allowing more space and better living conditions, the BCC eliminates some of the very worst problems inherent in the factory farming of chicken," the organisation underscores.
