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EU Countries Failure to Meet Sow Stall Ban Irks Brits
2013-08-09 15:39:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: British National Pig Association Despite reassurances to the contrary, seven months after the European Union (EU) introduced a ban on individual sow gestation stalls (except for the first four weeks of pregnancy), half of EU countries have failed to comply with the ban. In response, retailers and food manufacturers must continue to be vigilant, warns Britain's National Pig Association (NPA). It argues that British consumers expect all imported pork and pork products to be traceable back to farms that comply with the European Union's January 2013 ban on the full-time use of sow stalls. read more
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