Farm Animal Welfare

UK urged to match EU ban on meat treated with antibiotics

03-Dec-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Antibiotics used in livestock are a bigger public health threat than chlorinated chicken, experts warn.

Meat processors show leadership in animal welfare

23-Jan-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

Poultry firms Noble Foods and Cranswick, both UK-based, top the global Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW).

Britain scores highest in global animal welfare report

25-Jan-2016 By Oscar Rousseau

UK companies Noble Foods, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose are among the highest-scoring firms in the global Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report. 

Better animal welfare from meat industry, finds report

10-Dec-2013 By Carina Perkins

US and European meat processors and retailers have made “noticeable improvements” in their farm animal welfare management and reporting, according to a new report.

European supermarket survey

08-Mar-2013 By Line Elise Svanevik

A biennial UK supermarket welfare survey is due to be extended across Europe for the first time, due to interest from companies on the Continent.