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Not me. I have never owned an abattoir and am in fact a 24/7 unpaid carer for my wife who has MND. I have worked in the meat industry for 35 years. I do the AIMS work part time from home

The Kill has to be undertaken by a Muslim slaughterman who must audibly recite the payer, which is called the Tasmiyah at the moment of killed. The Tasmiyha (Prayer) is "Bismillah wa Allahu Akbar" which translates as in the name of Allah, Allah is the greatest.

The vast majority of all Halal kill globally is pre-stunned. All NZ Lamb is killed as pre-stunned Halal as if a lot of Australian. In the UK around 90% of all Halal kill is pre-stunned. This is assured by Halal groups such as HCO whose have accreditation for UK pre-stunned lamb is recognised by...

From today's Meat Management update: https://meatmanagement.com/errors-have-been-made-says-red-tractor-on-gfc/

No problem. I am just glad that it has brought the issue into the open and that you, the farmers, who, without you, we have no food, have at least been able to air an opinion. AIMS were very pleased with yesterdays announcement and hope that it will force change at Red Tractor.

Aw thanks. As a Trade Association we are opposed to Red Tractor. There is a better way forward that is much fairer to producers in the livestock and poultry sectors. On a wider point, this is we believe, a water shed moment and the whole of the farming sector should seize it to drive change...

https://redtractorassurance.org.uk/news/red-tractor-axes-greener-farms-commitment-module/

https://redtractorassurance.org.uk/news/red-tractor-axes-greener-farms-commitment-module/

We were left out of the report however we aren't too concerned about the omission. I had a long conversation with Mr Tickell and expressed the views of our processor members. I also raised our concerns that we had seen, principally on TFF, were unlikely to get a voice. His said that the 2nd...

Mr Tickell Said "After 23 years of being a good scheme it was time that it was looked at to see if it could be better". I told him that after 23 years it is a bad scheme that has long since stopped being of relevance to either the producers or the market opportunities. He asked me to expand and...

He did say that he was surprised when it was leaked that it garnered so many responses. He did say that if people were satisfied with RT they would have been unlikely to have responded

Yesterday we spoke with James Tickell from the consultancy used by the NFU to conduct the Governance review. He told us that the survey was sent to 160 people, all of whom have a role within Red Tractor’s Governance such as being on technical committees etc. 135 replies were received and the...

R2 = the second review. The one which has been announced today

R2 = Review 2

Nicholas Saphir is not the boss. He is the Chairman. I do believe Will Jackson is your best point of contact. We work well with him and know that he wants R2 to be all encompassing.

I suggest that in the absence of a CEO at AHDB that you raise any concerns with Will Jackson. His email is on their website

Reading the announcement on AHDB's website: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/ahdb-and-nfu-to-commission-independent-review-of-farm-assurance and being the trade association for the vast majority of levy paying abattoirs in the UK, many of whom have Red Tractor Meat & Poultry Processing Scheme assurance...

They do but that is probably because of the absence of any alternative. The initial 'promise' of Red Tractor was for market access but the leadership there do not seem to have noticed that markets change and so do consumer preferences. This failure to move with the consumer but instead to assume...

I remember when Mr. Mosely was appointed a food manufacturing friend of mine suggested that it would spell the end for Red Tractor. When I asked why? She said "Hapless Jim's in charge". Every time I read comment from him (not very often), see him or hear about him I only ever think of him as...

RT license fees are based on the value of the sales. Processors can be certified as RT and showboat certification to customers without the need for them to have a licence. Providing no body is making an on pack or on invoice claim then there is no need to have a RT license. I imagine that this...