Aldi launches new animal welfare standard in Germany

[JP1]

Aldi launches new animal welfare quality mark

• 10/01/2017
• By Yoni Van Looveren

Together, Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord have launched the new ‘Für Mehr Tierschutz’ (For more animal welfare) quality mark, something consumers will start seeing on several dairy products later this year.

More strict than legal regulations
The quality mark's requirements are stricter than the current legal regulations regarding cattle and were drafted by the German federation for animal welfare, in collaboration with agricultural, retail and dairy experts.

In order to receive the mark, manufacturers need to grant all of their cows access to 6 sqm of covered space and pregnancy tests will need to be done prior to a cow's slaughter.

"We are very happy that Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd are willing to join us on this road", chairman of the Deutschen Tierschutzbund (the German Animal Welfare Federation), Thomas Schröder, said. "We hope this will inspire other companies to follow their lead, to take up responsibility and meet the consumer's wishes to improve animal welfare."

https://www.retaildetail.eu/en/news/food/aldi-launches-new-animal-welfare-quality-mark

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

The Germans must have very different ideas about animal welfare and I have my doubts this will make any difference to the suppliers at all.

Six square metres of covered area per cow it is not a massive area and I am sure all cubicle houses would have that and doing a pregnancy test before slaughter seems a little odd, one would presume there is a casualty clause get out!!

This attempt by retailers to gain advantage by "increasing" animal welfare standards makes very little difference and the whole issue of traceability has been over egged by the marketeers in national companies. (This is why the Red Tractor standard was introduced to prevent individual standards by every retailer!)

An interesting fact from the very successful Icebreaker garment company that make pure wool (Merino) sports and leisure wear clothes. When they began they surveyed their customers about traceability of the wool as it was seen important to show it coming from the Hill country and 7% of purchasers wanted to know the origin. Today only 1% of customers are bothered about the origin!

Now I know food is a little different to clothing but I doubt very much!
Locally sourced is a more powerful marketing tool to food consumers.

 

[JP1]

The Germans must have very different ideas about animal welfare and I have my doubts this will make any difference to the suppliers at all.

Six square metres of covered area per cow it is not a massive area and I am sure all cubicle houses would have that and doing a pregnancy test before slaughter seems a little odd, one would presume there is a casualty clause get out!!

This attempt by retailers to gain advantage by "increasing" animal welfare standards makes very little difference and the whole issue of traceability has been over egged by the marketeers in national companies. (This is why the Red Tractor standard was introduced to prevent individual standards by every retailer!)

An interesting fact from the very successful Icebreaker garment company that make pure wool (Merino) sports and leisure wear clothes. When they began they surveyed their customers about traceability of the wool as it was seen important to show it coming from the Hill country and 7% of purchasers wanted to know the origin. Today only 1% of customers are bothered about the origin!

Now I know food is a little different to clothing but I doubt very much!
Locally sourced is a more powerful marketing tool to food consumers.

I'd say they were two pragmatic agreed steps , likely following an animal welfare pressure group lobby.

Red Tractor is a big window most can jump through.

 

[Sid]

Disease control allows the suffocation of unborn calves. Ask Defra.

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Red Tractor is a big window most can jump through.[/QUOTE]

That was the idea of it surely to prevent a myriad of petty ideas so the market place could be supplied by all farmers.

 

[llamedos]

I'd say they were two pragmatic agreed steps , likely following an animal welfare pressure group lobby.

Red Tractor is a big window most can jump through.

Following studies done by vet students(Germany) and their findings being totally at odds with the SVPCH( The Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures relating to Public Health) who's assumption that pregnant cattle are only slaughtered in rare exceptional cases.

 

[JP1]

Following studies done by vet students(Germany) and their findings being totally at odds with the SVPCH( The Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures relating to Public Health) who's assumption that pregnant cattle are only slaughtered in rare exceptional cases.

Knew a man near Bristol who made a living finding in-calf cows in the barren rings around the West Country, keeping the calf and selling her back through the milker section

 

[llamedos]

Knew a man near Bristol who made a living finding in-calf cows in the barren rings around the West Country, keeping the calf and selling her back through the milker section

Not just cattle, new born lambs in lairage at abattoir or a quick farmers c section by line workers not uncommon.

 

[gone up the hill]

Red Tractor is a big window most can jump through.

That was the idea of it surely to prevent a myriad of petty ideas so the market place could be supplied by all farmers.[/QUOTE]

Isnt really working thou as most large retailers have their own schemes over and above RT.