FORGET MICHELIN stars, there’s a new global restaurant ratings system to help diners choose where to eat. Maybe not. But the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s (SRA) decision to roll its ratings system out globally will mean that chefs can compare their sustainability credentials internationally – a move which top chefs believe will drive sustainability up the [...]
A SERIES OF adverts promoting British pork as high welfare have been banned for being misleading. The adverts, commissioned by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), read: PORK NOT PORKIES RED TRACTOR PORK IS HIGH WELFARE PORK. Compassion in World Farming challenged [...]
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING’S new nutrition report reveals that meat, dairy and eggs from higher welfare farming contain higher levels of key nutrients than animal products from factory farm systems. Products from animals reared in higher welfare environments tend to be better for our health with less fat, a greater proportion of Omega-3s and more [...]
In late 2011 Compassion in World Farming initiated a series of investigations into the export of live farm animals from the UK. And, in early 2012, generous donations from Compassion supporters enabled the team to continue the campaign, trailing a lorry carrying calves from the UK, through France and into Spain – simply to be [...]
PLANS FOR a partial ban on sow stalls from 1 January 2013 are in disarray. With 17 countries unlikely to be ready for the ban, pig production could fall and prices could go up by at least 10%. Sow stalls have been banned in [...]
