Government misses chicken-panel deadline as body mulls appeal
THE Department of Agriculture missed a court deadline to determine if poultry producers can sell down current stocks of brined chicken before regulations that cap the amount of the liquid in birds start next month.An industry body said it’s considering appealing against a separate court decision not to postpone the rules’ start date.On September 12, the High Court in Pretoria ordered that the department set up an appeals board that should hear and rule on the South African Poultry Association’s request on stocks by Wednesday, a court order showed.SAPA was informed that the panel was established on September 19 but it hasn’t set up a meeting because a member is unavailable, Kevin Lovell, chief executive officer of the body, said by phone on Wednesday.Separately, the court on Wednesday refused the association’s request to review the new regulations and suspend the 15% cap on brining altogether, according to Amish Kika, a lawyer at Fairbridges Wertheim Becker, who represented the Depar...
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