Even without new regs, expect EU citizen concerns for #AnimalWelfare to continue to increase, meat consumption to decline & new labelling for AW by EU Member States.
New regs will be evidence-based on scientific knowledge, data & consultations. EURCAW-Pigs Animals EFSA
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Examples on policy options e.g. mandatory or voluntary #AnimalWelfare #Labelling or regulating AW claims. Framework regulation being considered with delegated acts to enable provisions for different animal products.
More information on fitness check:
food.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2…
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Today is the last day of the Swedish Presidency #2023SE & they are hosting a conference on #EU4AnimalWelfare . 1st presentation on 'EU #AnimalWelfare legislation - time for change' by Sante G3 Animal Welfare, outlining the fitness check and future roadmap EU Food Safety - #EUFarm2Fork EFSA
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Ernest BorgTen🏳️🌈 WordStitcher Rachel Gilmore But that food your talking about in the form of livestock frequency eat non human grade food. For example wheat that didn’t make the protein grade for bread.
Cattle and other ruminants also make use of plants we can’t. Like grass then they turn it to human digestible calories.
EU are 'sometimes ahead & sometimes behind' with #AnimalWelfare . EU regs from 1990s & since then AW science & ethical values have evolved.
Fitness check used multiple sources. Public consultation received approx. 60,000 responses, highlighting key areas of concern.
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Existential Dredd Storyman Hall Wittgenstein There have literally never been this many ruminants alive on earth. The human race has exploded their numbers to keep up with demand for meat.
Panel discussion with Lucie Carrouee & Christian Juliusson from SANTE G3 AnimalWelfare, facilitated by Prof Linda Keeling.
Coffee break will be followed by session on Scientific opinions as starting point for #AnimalWelfare legislation Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU EU Food Safety - #EUFarm2Fork
Sophie McInnes Federated Farmers Nick Young For ruminants, the “cradle to farm-gate” is the most important stage, that is why we tend to focus our attention on this boundary.
Hairy Hikers Veganella 🥦 Lifting Vegan Logic That’s why you eat grass fed beef/steak and other ruminants as well as pasture raised eggs.
Clown World ™ 🤡 Ruminants don't eat meat. Pigs and chickens would eat me if I keeled over dead in their area. If I am dead I don't care what eats me.
💯 Sama Hoole 💯 Wouldn’t it be crazy if wild ruminants existed in nature? Oh, wait a second…
Dr Zainab B Dambazau Captinoo Dr_Mst🗨 Usman Modibbo As such, blood glucose in ruminants originates mainly from endogenous gluconeogenesis based on glucose precursors, primarily propionic acid, derived from the microbial fermentation of their feedstuffs.