Scandal-hit 2 Sisters suspends chicken production at West Midlands plant
by Simon Goodley from on (#33T3H)
Tesco joins boycott as food group closes doors at West Bromwich plant in order to retrain workers after Guardian/ITV investigation
The country's largest supplier of supermarket chicken has suspended production at one of its main processing plants after undercover filming revealed poor hygiene standards and food safety records being altered.
The temporary closure by 2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG), which will now put employees at the plant through a retraining programme, came as Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket chain, joined the boycott of the poultry group's West Midlands plant in the wake of a joint undercover investigation by the Guardian and ITV News.
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