Farmers push to lift ban on GM-fed hens

Farmers are pressing supermarkets to give them permission to feed the nation’s millions of egg laying hens a ‘Frankenstein Food’ GM diet.

Currently most supermarkets ban their suppliers from giving hens a genetically modified soya or corn.

However, industry organisations, including the National Farmers’ Union, the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) and the British Poultry Council (BPC) are trying to change this.