Deer hunters will be encouraged to sell the carcasses of animals that are killed after being shot, which can then become “wild deer of responsible origin”, according to the strategy.
Warnings about animal welfare on the menus
Pubs and restaurants could be forced to give customers animal welfare warnings on the menus if they use factory-raised meat. Monday’s Food Strategy is set to announce plans to increase “food data transparency” by involving retailers who submit data on the sustainability, health and well-being of their products to a government portal to name and shame on bad practices. But the plans could also see changes in food labeling requirements to “help consumers identify when products meet or exceed the high animal welfare standards in the UK”. The system could work in a similar way to recent calorie counting plans in the menus. Meals served in public places such as schools, prisons and hospitals can also be informed that 50 per cent of their products must come from either local farms or meet high environmental standards, in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. public sector meals. The Communication will also set out how countries that sign post-Brexit trade agreements with the United Kingdom could receive preferential terms if they supply meat from farms with high animal welfare standards. “Those wishing to gain access to the UK market must objectively demonstrate that their approach provides an equivalent level of health care to domestic standards,” he said, noting plans for “more generous release for products that are certified to meet certain key criteria.” animal welfare as defined in the Agreement “.
Migrant workers will be replaced by robots
Mr Johnson is also expected to announce plans to tackle migrant workers, which is reducing Britain’s food security. Ministers are concerned that after Brexit, many farms have been unable to fill seasonal vacancies for poultry preparation and fruit collection due to strict labor requirements for migrants. The strategy is to announce that poultry workers will be eligible for a seasonal immigrant visa, which is currently only available to foreign horticultural and butcher pork staff.
