KYIV. Nov 6 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The construction of the Vinnytsia poultry farm, including its second phase, is in line with the Ukrainian and European Union (EU) certification standards, Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP) told Interfax-Ukraine.
“Our companies are certified under European standards. How could production facilities that are certified not only under Ukrainian, but also under European standards negatively impact the environment? Under Ukrainian standards, the sites cannot be placed closer than one kilometer from a settlement. We’ve built [the sites] under [Ukrainian and EU] standards, otherwise we would not have received the permit. If we even did this, we would not pass European certification,” the press service of MHP reported.
The holding said it is perplexed about complaints of local residents.
“We conducted an analysis, we check odors at distances of 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 meters. The smell is almost unnoticeable at 500 meters…We don’t understand why people are outraged. Maybe due to other reasons which should be cleared up,” the press service said.
MHP said that the entire Vinnytsia poultry farm project is worth over $1 billion in investment, and the second phase includes 12 additional sites for breeding and additional slaughtering facilities.
The start of the construction of the second phase of the farm is scheduled for 2016.
On Thursday, residents of Chetverynivka of Vinnytsia region set up a roadblock and started an indefinite protest against the construction of the poultry farm. The protestors are concerned that if the farm is built, an unpleasant odor will affect settlement and the ecological situation in the area would worsen.
