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People in the chicken meat industry often face questions and criticism from those concerned about modern farming and animal welfare. It is sometimes difficult to communicate our thoughts and values effectively simply because of the emotional aspects of the concern.

The Australian Chicken Meat Federation (ACMF) is happy to report that chicken is back on shelves! Supply is back up to nearly 90 per cent of pre-Omicron levels.

The chicken supply situation across Australia looks to be improving with quite a bit more chicken available on supermarket shelves this week, just in time for Australia Day celebrations.

We think cooking a whole chook on the BBQ is easy, but there are plenty of other ways you can use a whole bird, such as in a slow cooker, a traditional roast, butterflying it, or de-boning it yourself.

With the current supply chain issues still limiting the range of chicken products available, it’s a great to time to learn how to bone out and prepare a whole chicken.

The Australian chicken meat industry is facing significant pressure from critical staff shortages due to COVID. As a result, the broad range and type of chicken meat products available in store and through food outlets may change, and some products will be in short supply.

Australia’s leading chicken meat and food safety experts are calling on Australians to stop washing raw chicken.

Farmers and chicken companies accept that they have an obligation to ensure the chickens in their care are free from disease and as healthy as possible. To not treat sick birds would compromise their welfare, and potentially allow them to suffer. Disease prevention and control is likewise a key responsibility to the chickens in their care.

‘Is it safe to re-freeze chicken?’. Dr Vivien Kite, Executive Director of the ACMF, sets the record straight. “Yes, you can re-freeze chicken. Just make sure it was properly defrosted in the fridge in the first place, and it hasn’t been longer than 24 hours since you defrosted it.”

Today’s meat chicken looks quite different from its wild ancestor – and quite different from modern laying chickens, which are bred specifically for egg production.