2024-02-01 10:26:51
According to Flemish Animal Welfare Minister Ben Weyts, the new animal welfare label “Better for Animals” (Beter voor dieren) will be found on pork this year, while the poultry and beef sectors will receive the label in 2025. and 2026, respectively.
The label was developed by the non-profit organization Association for the Promotion of Farm Animal Welfare and is a response to Minister Weyts’ request to develop a system that aims to improve and monitor animal welfare in the food chain. in Flanders. To do this, the non-profit organization prepares specifications for farmers, transporters and slaughterhouses and develops a system to monitor their compliance. A structural collaboration is being developed with the sector, independent scientists and the organization Beter Leven, which runs a similar label in the Netherlands.
The label is awarded to products that make additional efforts for animal welfare beyond legal requirements, for example: avoiding unnecessary transport, offering additional enrichment or giving animals extra space.
The quality mark has three gradations: limited additional efforts receive a plus, greater efforts receive two plus and three plus when the producer goes beyond the legal requirements. The specifications and criteria for exactly what each plus represents are still being developed.
January 23, 2024/ Vilt/ Belgium.
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