Sunday Mirror

Choose Red Tractor on food packs

- BY LEWIS PANTHER

CONSUMERS who want to make sure they are getting the best bacon butty are advised to stick to food with the Red Tractor logo.

That assures high standards of animal welfare and environmen­tal protection similar to DEFRA rules.

The quality control system was launched by the National Farmers’ Union in 2000 and ensures food is traceable, safe to eat and has been produced responsibl­y.

Red Tractor producers are overseen by Assured Food Standards (AFS), which promotes and regulates food quality.

It licenses the Red Tractor quality mark and carries out independen­t inspection­s to confirm that businesses are meeting strict standards.

Campaigner­s at animal action group VIVA said the footage taken at Hogwood Farm was being offered to regulators with a view to enforcemen­t action.

A spokesman for the

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