In-Depth Focus: Animal Welfare
By New Food
8 October 2024
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Explore the vital role of animal welfare in food production through our In-Depth Focus. In this feature we take a look at the efforts that shape operations and enhance food safety, ensuring a more ethical future for the food industry.
Included in this In-Depth Focus: Animal Welfare you can find:
Prioritising Animal Welfare
Alexandre Mattos, General Manager at Seara, discusses Seara’s unwavering commitment to animal welfare, a core principle of their operations and global sustainability strategy. Animal welfare is a fundamental commitment that shapes their practices and partnerships, ensuring adherence to global standards for humane treatment.
Animal welfare is central to Seara’s sustainability efforts. Key components include humane treatment, continuous improvement, adherence to standards, and extensive employee training. By 2025, Seara commits to sourcing eggs from cage-free hens, ensuring birds can express natural behaviours.
Focus on Reducing Animal Suffering
Yves Van der Stede, Team Leader for Animal Health and Welfare at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), shares exclusive insights into EFSA’s efforts to improve animal welfare, aiming to enhance food safety, quality, and animal wellbeing. EFSA’s scientific assessments aim to mitigate unnecessary pain, distress, and suffering in animals, enhancing their overall welfare. The Panel on Animal Health and Welfare evaluates factors such as housing, management, transport, slaughter, and stunning practices of farmed animals.
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