Over 8 million people are ‘too poor to eat’ in the UK.
Behind the full-looking shelves in your local supermarket lies a tight, efficient just-in-time supply chain, and across that chain is a key workforce.
Our skilled #FoodHeroes work incredibly hard to put safe, wholesome, and affordable food on every table across the nation.
Households in the UK must have access to affordable, nutritious food that is produced safely and to the highest of standards.
British poultry production and supply is renowned for its world- leading standards. We are proud to feed the nation quality food that is affordable and readily available for all.
A dignified food system means that everyone has access to the same choice of safe, wholesome, and nutritious produce; if something disrupts the system, there is a risk of creating a two-tier food system based on affluence.
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Food security is a global issue, but for many people in the UK, it is a very immediate concern.
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Poultry as part of the solution.
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The UK is not self-sufficient in food production; it imports 48% of the total food consumed and the proportion is rising. Therefore, as a food-trading nation, the UK relies on both imports and a thriving agricultural sector to feed itself and drive economic growth.
But food coming into the UK market must meet our world-leading health and safety standards of food production.
If they don’t, this would be incredibly harmful to Britain’s food security and trust in the UK food system.
British farmers have worked incredibly hard to build a food system that enhances British food values and ensures high standards of production from farm to fork.
Compromising on our high standards of animal welfare and food safety by accepting trade products that do not meet our current standards will create a 2-tier food system, in which only the affluent can afford to eat British food grown to British standards.
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE
British standards of production are world-class. Trade deals with countries where the food production standards aren’t as rigorous as ours means that this sort of lower quality food is brought into the British market at a low price point.
British farmers have worked incredibly hard to build a food system that enhances British food values and standards. If food produced to lower standards is allowed to enter the British market, it creates a 2-tier food system, in which only the affluent can afford to eat British food grown to British standards.
To continue feeding the nation their favourite meat, poultry meat businesses need access to sufficient labour. Our sector has grown significantly beyond the UK labour availability in the areas we operate (where the unemployment rate remains very low).
It is more important now than ever to adopt policies that enable businesses to drive productivity, create good jobs and strengthen food security in a thriving independent UK
We want to offer a platform for young people who are or aspire to be ‘Food Heroes’ to become our Young Ambassadors for the sector they are shaping. Read More on Food Heroes in our #CreatingGoodJobs section.
The British poultry industry, and the wider food sector, has a social responsibility to feed – and to feed people well. British food means:
Food imports coming out of new trade deals must reflect British standards or we risk undermining the high standards of welfare farmers & food producers have built over the years.
If we allow cheap, lower quality imports of food into the UK market, we create a two-tier system in which only the able can afford to access high quality British food produced to the highest standards.
Public procurement is the procurement of goods, services and works on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency.
Public procurement covers all the purchasing of goods all government departments like the Department of Health (NHS), the Department of Education, the care sector, the Ministry of Defence, and HM Prison Service.
As producers of the most consumed meat in Britain, we recognise the importance of all people having access to safe, affordable, and nutritious food.
British food producers have worked hard to build a food system that ensures world-leading standards.
It is vital that we serve high quality food within the public sector to support British farmers, British food producers, British businesses, and British standards.
