Strategy described as ‘missed opportunity’ as final wording merely commits to ‘considering’ animal welfare
Animal welfare campaigners, food policy experts and farmers have reacted with fury after the government watered down post-Brexit trade deal standards in its food strategy, released on Monday., the government committed to making it easier for countries to import goods if they have high animal welfare standards.
Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton said: “This looks like yet another shamefully squandered opportunity to cement stringent animal welfare protection into our free trade agreements. Dimbleby made a number of high-profile suggestions, including a significant expansion to free school meals, greater environment and welfare standards in farming, and a 30% reduction in meat and dairy consumption. None of these have made it into the final strategy.Rob Percival, head of food policy at the Soil Association, said: “It’s notable that the approach to trade in the final strategy appears to be different to the approach outlined in the draft which was leaked to the Guardian on Friday.
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