Search
Better Farming OntarioBetter PorkBetter Farming Prairies

Better Pork Featured Articles

Better Pork magazine is published bimonthly. After each edition is published, we share featured articles online.


Brits promise more honest labelling

Monday, April 5, 2010

British supermarkets and restaurant chains have pledged to clean up their act on the labelling of sausages, pies and ready-made meals containing pork from foreign sources.   
Labelling laws allow products containing pork, chicken, beef and lamb reared overseas to be marked as British as long as it is processed in that country.

According to Britain's Daily Mail, famous British products such as Melton Mowbray pork pies and Lincolnshire sausages have, in the past, been made with foreign pork from Ireland and the Continent. Supermarkets Asda, Tesco, Sainbury's and Whitbread recently joined Marks & Spencer, the Co-op, Morrisons and Waitrose in signing on to a voluntary code that promised more honest labels.

Companies have agreed to display the country of origin clearly on the package and, if they describe the product as produced in the United Kingdom, they also have to put where the meat originated. The Union or Welsh flag will only be used if the pork comes from that country.

The code also offers new standard definitions of "free range," "outdoor bred" and "outdoor reared" in descriptions of rearing pigs. BP

Current Issue

December 2024

Better Pork Magazine

Farms.com Swine News

Ag mentioned in Manitoba throne speech

Friday, November 22, 2024

Manitoba’s ag sector received multiple mentions during the Nov. 19 throne speech. During Lieutenant Governor Anita Neville’s remarks, she highlighted the government’s plans for Winnipeg. “Our new vision for downtown Winnipeg includes Manitoba’s agricultural sector,” she said. “The new... Read this article online

IGTC appoints a new Canadian VP

Thursday, November 21, 2024

The International Grain Trade Coalition (IGTC) recently held its annual General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, gathering international members both in person and virtually to chart a strategic course for the years ahead. The event’s agenda covered critical issues in the global grain... Read this article online

BF logo

It's farming. And it's better.

 

a Farms.com Company

Subscriptions

Subscriber inquiries, change of address, or USA and international orders, please email: subscriptions@betterfarming.com or call 888-248-4893 x 281.


Article Ideas & Media Releases

Have a story idea or media release? If you want coverage of an ag issue, trend, or company news, please email us.

Follow us on Social Media

 

Sign up to a Farms.com Newsletter

 

DisclaimerPrivacy Policy2024 ©AgMedia Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Back To Top