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UK Companies Lead The Way In Cage-Free Egg Transition, Study Finds
Compassion in World Farming's EggTrack 2024 report includes in-country company ‘spotlights’ to showcase how companies in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Poland are progressing toward their 2025 commitments.
Read moreMajor supermarkets back call to ban cages for UK hens
Major supermarkets and food industry leaders have backed calls for the Government to ban cages for egg-laying hens.
Read moreAldi accused of misleading customers on chicken welfare
Compassion in World Farming has said the similarities between M&S and Aldi packaging could lead to consumer confusion
Read moreAnimal welfare awards highlight aquaculture producers
Animal welfare awards highlight aquaculture producers
Read moreUK: Increasing pressure on retailers to commit to higher welfare for chickens
Animal Welfare charity Compassion in World Farming has created a Spotlight table comparing UK retailers’ policies on indoor-reared fresh chicken against the Better Chicken Commitment.
Read moreDan McAlpine – Compassion compares retailer commitments on broiler welfare
The Better Chicken Commitment is a package of science-based criteria that when implemented together significantly improve the lives of chickens reared for meat. Compassion in World Farming has used the criteria to create a Spotlight table…
Read moreSainsbury’s reports chicken welfare improvements following stocking density change
CIWF has created a Spotlight table comparing UK retailers’ polices on indoor-reared fresh chicken against the criteria of the Better Chicken Commitment.
Read moreLegislators urged to support transition to cage-free UK and Europe
Leading food companies are driving the shift towards cage-free production but are not getting the support of UK and EU legislators.
Read moreTesco commits to crustacean welfare
Tesco has won praise for taking a leadership role on the welfare of crustaceans including lobsters and prawns after it made a series of new welfare commitments.
Read moreAldi reaches 100% cage-free egg commitment ahead of time
Aldi has announced that it has reached its commitment to sell 100% cage-free eggs more than a year ahead of schedule.
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