07-07-2022, 03:32 AM
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Animal welfare campaigners say it is slot time supermarkets stopped selling premium ham produced by EU farmers still using methods banned in the UK.
Compassion in World Farming said most Parma ham on UK shelves is farmed using crates that confine pregnant sows.Called "sow stalls", the crates have been banned in the UK since 1999 but their limited use in the EU is legal.
Trade body the British Retail Consortium said UK stores led the way in requiring high welfare standards.But it added that it was "more challenging with speciality hams where the UK has a small share of a highly-regulated product and the focus is on production methods."
Of the UK's top three supermarkets, Sainsbury's said that while sow stalls were used, all its suppliers have to meet "strict welfare standards" and their use was limited to a maximum of 28 days.
