The Spanish livestock-meat sector represented by its six Interprofessional Organizations has presented the common seal “B+ ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITMENT”, which includes in a unified image all the meats and products certified by the different certification systems implemented in a coordinated manner by each sector.
The Spanish livestock-meat sector represented by its six Interprofessional Organizations has presented the common seal “B+ ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITMENT”, which includes in a unified image all the meats and products certified by the different certification systems implemented in a coordinated manner by each sector.
The common seal “B+ COMMITMENT TO ANIMAL WELFARE” was created to make it easier for consumers to identify, through a single seal, all the products certified with these certification schemes for the sectors of white-coated pigs, Iberian pigs, rabbit meat , sheep-goat, beef and poultry meat, and to offer distribution companies and specialized distribution greater ease in managing their animal welfare requirements for their suppliers and customers.
“B+ ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITMENT” and the respective certification schemes that support it are in a continuous process of verification and improvement, with the aim of recognition and accreditation by ENAC.
The certification system of the six Interprofessionals that now culminates in the common seal “B+ COMMITMENT TO ANIMAL WELFARE” complies with the “Five Freedoms” and the Animal Welfare principles established by the World Organization for Animal Health (WHO).
The best Spanish technical specialists and academics in this field have participated in its development, and it has been endorsed by high-level Scientific Committees, resulting in a certification system that includes requirements based on more demanding scientific and technical criteria than those required in the European and national regulations.
The certificate developed by each interprofessional provides recognition, solidity and breadth and allows its adaptation to each livestock production endorsing the good practices carried out in the areas of welfare, health, biosecurity, animal management and traceability in all links. of the productive chain, and is responsibly aligned with the “Farm to Fork” strategy and the Green Deal of the European Union, and therefore is also committed to sustainability, quality and food safety.
The certification system of the six Interprofessionals that now culminates in the common seal “B+ COMMITMENT TO ANIMAL WELFARE” complies with the “Five Freedoms” and the Animal Welfare principles established by the World Organization for Animal Health (WHO).
Behind this seal “B+ ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITMENT” there are hundreds of thousands of farmers and workers in the sector who make an effort daily and fight for a commitment that they have all acquired, in order to be able to transmit it transparently to the consumer and to the distribution all the criteria of welfare and ethical production that are applied in the good care of the animals and in the attention to the demands received from society in this important aspect of food production.
