The mark can be found on meat, poultry, salmon, dairy and egg products from farm animals.
Indicates that the food has been produced according to the RSPCA’s welfare standards. These are based on the Five Freedoms (listed above) and are applied to each stage of an animal’s life, including rearing, handling, transportation and slaughter. The RSPCA maintains that their standards are more comprehensive than the welfare requirements of current UK and EU legislation.
Regular traceability checks are carried out on the whole production process from farm to shop shelf to ensure that everyone involved in the production of Freedom Food labelled products has been approved by the scheme.
Whilst the majority (if not all) of the foods carrying this quality mark are produced in the UK, this is not actually part of the criteria. In theory foods from abroad could come under the scheme but any application would have to be looked at on a case-by-case basis.
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