Transcript What if? - Red Meat Info

True or false
Read the information provided about the Red
Tractor Food Assurance Scheme and decide if
it is true or false.
Students could stand if they think the answer is
true or stay seated if they think the answer is
false.
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True or false
The Red Tractor assurance scheme cover animal farms
and feed, livestock transportation, the slaughtering process
and the production methods for processed meats.
True
The Red Tractor covers every step of the food production
chain, ensuring all Red Tractor food products can be
traced right back to their farms of origin.
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True or false
The flag in the Red Tractor logo only guarantees country
of origin for food processed in the UK.
False
The flag in the Red Tractor logo guarantees country of
origin assuring consumers that the meat has been
reared on UK farms – not just processed in the UK.
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True or false
In order to carry the Red Tractor mark, farmers must
observe over 100 standards relating to animal
husbandry and welfare at all stages.
True
These standards range from the design of animal
accommodation to staff training, health monitoring, feed,
animal transportation and overall animal management.
All of these are independently assessed to ensure a
healthy environment for animals.
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True or false
Regular inspections are carried by independent assessors
out on farms and food processing and packaging plants to
ensure the high standards are being met.
True
Over 78,000 farmers and 500 plus food packers and
manufacturers working to Red Tractor standards are
independently checked, verified and inspected.
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