您有在惠康或者Market Place by Jasons購物的習慣嗎?您也許想要重新思考您的選擇。惠康超市和Market Place by Jasons 為牛奶公司旗下兩大連鎖超市,而一系列有關該公司的調查揭露了令人震驚的事實。截至今日,牛奶公司依然提供消費者具高食安風險、飼養手法殘酷的籠養雞蛋。
一個新調查發現,在不同的牛奶國際公司雞蛋供應商的蓄牧場,皆發現生蛋的籠子裡遍佈糞便及塵埃。糞便離母雞及雞蛋近在咫呎,母雞將近一生都被填塞在細小及殘酷的層架式雞籠裡,而這些雞籠在很多其他國家早已被禁止使用。野生雀鳥可隨意在蓄牧場飛出飛入,帶來嚴重的禽流感傳播危機。
將近全部主要的跨國食物零售商在亞洲都已承諾只銷售非籠養雞蛋,包括City Super、Tesco、Metro、Aldi及家樂福,然而牛奶國際卻不在此例。牛奶國際仍持續向顧客銷售來自骯髒及殘酷的籠養雞蛋畜牧場的雞蛋。
牛奶國際是時候停止將顧客的安全陷於危險之中,以及停止支持這種嚴重的殘害動物行為。牛奶國際是時候追上同儕的步伐,承諾在香港及亞洲其他地方只銷售非籠養雞蛋。
牛奶国际:在您跟進同業的做法停止供應骯髒、不人道的籠養雞蛋之前,我將不會在您旗下的惠康超市和Market Place by Jasons消費。請求牛奶公司轉型支持100%非籠飼雞蛋!
數十份食品安全科學研究一致發現籠飼蛋場感染沙門氏菌明顯較高。歐洲食品安全局(European Food Safety Authority)在針對此議題進行有史以來最大規模的研究,分析來自5000座牧場的資料,發現籠飼農場感染沙門氏菌的可能性比起放養農場高出25倍。 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
將母雞限制在籠子中會增加食品安全風險的原因很多,美國農業部表示將母雞終身關在籠子所產生的壓力,使其更容易患病,且籠子特別難以清潔和消毒,導致籠子上有「大量糞便和灰塵的污染」 (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
就像狗和貓一樣,雞是聰明的,是個會感到快樂和痛苦的聰明個體,限制動物一生在狹小幾乎無法轉身的空間是錯誤的。(24)
籠飼系統對動物太殘忍以至於數十個國家是禁止使用的,世界上每一個主流動物保護組織都譴責將產蛋母雞限制在籠子裡是殘忍且不人道的。(25, 26, 27)
這裡有幾個組織的說法:
「在這類籠養蛋場的【格子籠】裡,蛋雞連伸展翅膀或飛上枝頭棲息這些最簡單的自然行為都無法進行。愛護動物協會深切關注這數以百萬計蛋雞的福利。」
香港愛護動物協會
「格子籠飼養蛋雞極不人道,不僅飼養密度高,也剝奪了蛋雞洗沙浴、築巢的權利。飲食業應開始選用人道的放養雞蛋,讓台灣能夠盡快地跟上國際社會的步伐,確保動物福利。」
台灣防止虐待動物協會
「格子笼饲养蛋鸡极不人道,不仅饲养密度高,也剥夺蛋鸡洗沙浴、筑巢。。。饮食产业也应开始选用友善鸡蛋,让台湾能够尽快地跟上国际脚步,确保动物福利。 」
台湾防止虐待动物协会
我們引用的是這些組織過去已公開發佈的內容,這些組織與此網站以及特定的系列活動無關。
牛奶國際持續供應消費者骯髒殘忍的籠飼雞蛋
在這些頂好及Market Place by Jasons雞蛋供應商的畜牧場,糞便覆蓋在設備上,亦沾污了雞蛋
每一隻母雞幾乎終身關在非常小的籠子裡,幾乎無法活動
可从此处下载高品质的影片和照片,网站上所有影片和照片都是公开的,任何人(包括媒体)都可以免费下载和使用。
影片和照片分别在:
• 桂園自然生態農場台灣的Jasons Market Place的供應商以品牌名稱ColorEgg
• 佳縈畜牧場台灣的頂好及Jasons Market Place的供應商在品牌名稱Golden Fresh
• 宋怡臻畜牧場龢洪麗珠畜牧場誰提供雞蛋給勤億蛋品科技台灣的頂好及JASONS Market Place的供應商
• Chew’s Agriculture PTE LTD香港的惠康及MarketPlace by Jasons的供應商以Chews Eg-Pro品牌命名
• Sunny Queen Farms 香港的惠康及MarketPlace by Jasons的供應商以商標Sunny Queen為名
全球定位系統 (GPS) 和影片證明了這些片段來自牛奶國際的雞蛋供應商在這裡可用。
Equitas是總部位於英國的全球非營利組織,致力於全球食品供應鏈中的消費者保護和動物福利。
以下是針對食品安全和動物虐待部分的科學研究引文
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