THE COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
Food and FarmingFood and farming are central to the character, environment and well-being of Britain. British farmers and producers not only produce food to some of the highest standards in the world but they also play a vital role, in shaping and maintaining the very landscape and communities for which Britain is so famous. If, however, British farmers are to continue to make their valuable contribution to Britain’s rural communities, and the national as a whole, it is vital that the industry receives the recognition that it deserves, as this will enable it to unlock its potential for the benefit of all. The Countryside Alliance Foundation's new food campaign is calling for mandatory country of origin food labels on all meat products. Click here to view some examples. Clear labelling on meat products is essential in ensuring that consumers are able to make informed choices and have confidence in the products they are buying. We believe that honest labelling will provide much needed support to British producers, who are subject to some of the tightest animal welfare and production standards in the world. Our views are in step with the public, as consultations and polling consistently show that consumers want to know where their food comes from. This campaign complements our existing projects, such as the Countryside Alliance Awards, which sees us celebrate communities, rural enterprise and local food. |
 Campaign win on food buyingTuesday, 15 May 2012 On Monday the Environment Audit Committee published a report on Sustainable Food. The Countryside Alliance was delighted to read within the report that there was a section on public sector buying, in which the committee made the recommendation to extend the Government Buying Standards to schools and hospitals. The Countryside Alliance Foundation made this recommendation back in November when we released figures on the amount of British food being procured by schools and hospitals. Read more Get involved - support our British producers!Friday, 20 January 2012 January is generally a month where people try to work off the Christmas excesses, so there is every reason to support our farmers and producers and healthy British food. Read more Ask your MP to push for meat labelling changesWednesday, 21 December 2011 Richard Bacon, MP for South Norfolk has put down an Early Day Motion (EDM), which welcomes the report by The Countryside Alliance Foundation (TCAF) on food labelling: ‘Honest, Fair, Simple.’ The EDM calls for mandatory country of origin labelling to be extended to all meat products. Read more Encouraging Hospitals to buy BritishWednesday, 7 December 2011 Only one in ten hospitals know where the food they serve their patients has come from  Speaking up for British producersThursday, 17 November 2011 One of the key aims of The Countryside Alliance Foundation (TCAF) - is speaking up for British producers and local suppliers. From our popular Game-to-Eat campaign to our recent victory on meat labelling, TCAF is striving to get a fairer deal for great British food and the hard-working people that produce it. Read more Encouraging schools to buy BritishMonday, 14 November 2011 Just 35 per cent of LEAs know where the food they serve school children is coming from. New FOI requests reveal how much Local Education Authorities that track food procurement are spending on British produce. Polling by YouGov finds that the public overwhelmingly support schools investing in British produce, regardless of price. Read more League should be ashamed of badger stuntWednesday, 12 October 2011 On the morning of Tuesday 11th October, members of the animal rights group The League Against Cruel Sports dressed up as badgers to deliver a petition against the Government’s proposed badger cull to DEFRA.Reducing the debate to an argument over the rights of badgers (who, it should be remembered, also suffer greatly from contracting Bovine Tb) is to trivialise and ignore the plight of farmers up and down the country who have had to combat this disease for several decades, with little or no help from Government. Read moreGame-to-Eat newsletter, October 2011Wednesday, 12 October 2011 Welcome to the Game-to-Eat campaign's October newsletter, featuring apples as the seasonal ingredient of the month. Read moreGame-to-Eat newsletter, July 2011Friday, 22 July 2011 Welcome to the July 2011 Game-to-Eat newsletter, brought to you by The Countryside Alliance Foundation's dedicated promotional and educational camapign. Read more Our step towards victory on meat labellingThursday, 7 July 2011 The Countryside Alliance Foundation's Chief Executive, Alice Barnard, writes: Last week The Countryside Alliance Foundation released a report and a short film for its flagship food and farming campaign. We are calling for mandatory country of origin labelling on all meat and meat products, and for single country labels to mean that the animal was born, reared and slaughtered in that country. Read more |
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