London – Lovers of kosher duck pancakes are likely to have to pay more for the Chinese delicacy after the body which licenses the kosher meat trade in London raised its fees this week.
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The London Board for Shechita has increased its fees for abattoirs by 50p a duck and £2 a turkey.
But there will be lower increases for chicken and red meat. If licensees pay by direct debit, the rise will be under 3p per chicken and 2p per kilo of beef and lamb.
Raising fees by an average four cent would, Board director David Rose calculated, “increase the price of the meat and poultry from the abattoirs by under one per cent. Even this is to be regretted at a time when livestock prices worldwide are rising.”
“the body which licenses the kosher meat trade in London”
Wrong! It (LBFS) is ONE of the (2) bodies which licenses the Kosher meat trade in London..