The below are standards that Tesco requires which are different or above those of general farm assurance schemes and which Tesco wants to be known for. They must be met by Tesco suppliers in addition to the relevant assurance scheme/legal requirements, in order to ensure the high standards that our customers expect.
AS1. Owners and stockman must take all reasonable steps to ensure the welfare of the animals under their care and to ensure that the animals are not caused any unnecessary pain, suffering or injury.
AS2. There is no justification for treating animals, particularly those which are more vulnerable such as culls and young animals, differently from the production animal. This particularly applies to journey times and slaughter standards. Every effort must be made to ensure the welfare of these animals.
AS3. Management must ensure that all staff must have received adequate formal and on the job training in all aspects of the job including legislative, basic food safety and Tesco specific requirements. Totally untrained staff cannot work in areas with or operations involving live animals; workers who have undergone basic training and are in training can only work with or operations involving live animals where there is adequate training and effective supervision.
AS4. Management competency and commitment to the Agricultural Requirements must be demonstrated at all times through the appropriate resource allocation and active management.
AS5. Management competency and commitment to the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code must be demonstrated at all times.
AS6. There must be a clear environmental strategy which allows Tesco to meet its environmental targets of a reduction in the CO2 emissions from our supply chain by 30% by 2020.
AS7. The standard of hygiene management must reflect the production process as part of the food supply chain and therefore its effect on food safety and quality.
AS8. The supplier must have a database containing basic information on all the units throughout the chain (including transport) which it uses. The information must include details required to allow good management practice, support due diligence with respect to ensuring that Tesco requirements are met and hold key data on areas of public concern e.g. farming conditions, child labour, environmental pollution etc.
AS9. It is the responsibility of each Tesco supplier listed on the approved list to ensure that the requirements of this Agriculture Requirements are effectively communicated to all producers involved in the production of Tesco brand products as defined by this Agriculture Requirements.
AS10. Certain medicines and substances having thyrostatic, oestrogenic, androgenic orgestagenic activity or any beta-agonists to any farmed animal. Hormonal growth promoters or antimicrobial digestive enhancers must not be used.
AS11. All animals must travel direct from farm to slaughter.
AS12. All farms must be complaint with all relevant UK and EU legislation or equivalent if outside the EU, and must notify the TAM should any breaches of legislation be proven by a competent authority.
AS13. No meat must be supplied to Tesco from cloned animals or 1st generation progeny of cloned animals.
AS14. All farming sites must have a veterinary health plan.
AS15. All birds must be provided with 1 hour of darkness in each 24hour cycle.
AS16. Breeds used within the Tesco supply chain will be monitored to ensure that they can be kept without any detrimental effect on their health or welfare. Breeds that show hereditary defects must be identified and may be excluded from the Tesco supply chain.
The below are standards that Tesco requires which are different or above those of general farm assurance schemes and which Tesco wants to be known for. They must be met by Tesco suppliers in addition to the relevant assurance scheme/legal requirements, in order to ensure the high standards that our customers expect.
AS1. Owners and stockman must take all reasonable steps to ensure the welfare of the animals under their care and to ensure that the animals are not caused any unnecessary pain, suffering or injury.
AS2. There is no justification for treating animals, particularly those which are more vulnerable such as culls and young animals, differently from the production animal. This particularly applies to journey times and slaughter standards. Every effort must be made to ensure the welfare of these animals.
AS3. Management must ensure that all staff must have received adequate formal and on the job training in all aspects of the job including legislative, basic food safety and Tesco specific requirements. Totally untrained staff cannot work in areas with or operations involving live animals; workers who have undergone basic training and are in training can only work with or operations involving live animals where there is adequate training and effective supervision.
AS4. Management competency and commitment to the Agricultural Requirements must be demonstrated at all times through the appropriate resource allocation and active management.
AS5. Management competency and commitment to the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code must be demonstrated at all times.
AS6. There must be a clear environmental strategy which allows Tesco to meet its environmental targets of a reduction in the CO2 emissions from our supply chain by 30% by 2020.
AS7. The standard of hygiene management must reflect the production process as part of the food supply chain and therefore its effect on food safety and quality.
AS8. The supplier must have a database containing basic information on all the units throughout the chain (including transport) which it uses. The information must include details required to allow good management practice, support due diligence with respect to ensuring that Tesco requirements are met and hold key data on areas of public concern e.g. farming conditions, child labour, environmental pollution etc.
AS9. It is the responsibility of each Tesco supplier listed on the approved list to ensure that the requirements of this Agriculture Requirements are effectively communicated to all producers involved in the production of Tesco brand products as defined by this Agriculture Requirements.
AS10. Certain medicines and substances having thyrostatic, oestrogenic, androgenic orgestagenic activity or any beta-agonists to any farmed animal. Hormonal growth promoters or antimicrobial digestive enhancers must not be used.
AS11. All animals must travel direct from farm to slaughter.
AS12. All farms must be complaint with all relevant UK and EU legislation or equivalent if outside the EU, and must notify the TAM should any breaches of legislation be proven by a competent authority.
AS13. No meat must be supplied to Tesco from cloned animals or 1st generation progeny of cloned animals.
AS14. All farming sites must have a veterinary health plan.
AS15. All birds must be provided with 1 hour of darkness in each 24hour cycle.
AS16. Breeds used within the Tesco supply chain will be monitored to ensure that they can be kept without any detrimental effect on their health or welfare. Breeds that show hereditary defects must be identified and may be excluded from the Tesco supply chain.
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