Labelling of meat from non-stun slaughtered animals

John Fishwick, BVA President and Lewis Grant, VPHA President, respond: Thank you for the opportunity to respond. Mr Wilson is correct that the UK is free to ban non-stun slaughter under the derogation in Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on the Protection of Animals at the Time of Killing. However, the UK government has repeatedly resisted our calls to do so. Mr Wilson is also correct that the UK has the ability to impose changes to labelling. However, given the complexities of labelling legislation and the fact that there have been ongoing discussions in Europe about the issue, UK ministers to date have argued that it would not make sense for the UK to change the domestic labelling regime, only for the EU to make further changes down the line. That is why in the BVA Brexit report we have identified labelling as a potential opportunity arising from leaving...
Source: Veterinary Record - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Tags: Letters and notices Source Type: research