The NFU has highlighted the importance of securing trade deals which uphold the high standards of British food production amid allegations that Brazil’s biggest meat processors have been selling rotten beef and poultry for years.
近日， 巴西最大肉生產商因多年來出口變質牛肉、雞肉而被指控。 英國農場主聯合會因此再次強調了保證高品質進口食品的重要性。
The NFU says that Britain has one of the safest and most traceable food systems of any country in the world. Post-Brexit, it says, it is vital that trade deals which involve importing food products from other countries, such as Brazil, do not undermine this.
英國農場主聯合會稱， 英國是世界上擁有最安全的食品可追溯系統的國家之一。 脫離歐盟之後， 英國與其他國家， 比如巴西之間有關食品的貿易堅決不能被破壞。
NFU President Meurig Raymond said: “Trade is an incredibly important issue for the future of British food in this country and for the people who produce it.
英國農場主聯合會會長邁裡格萊蒙說， 貿易對於未來的英國食品行業以及食品生產商來說是十分重要的。
“News that the world’s largest red meat exporter could be involved in exporting rotten meat shows how important it is to have a secure and safe source of food in the UK.
全球最大紅肉出口商捲入了出口變質肉的風波， 表明了擁有一個安全的食品源頭對於英國來說是多麼重要。
“We have some of the highest animal welfare and environmental standards in the world. Food produced in this country is traceable and how it’s produced is independently audited by assured schemes like the Red Tractor.
“我們擁有世界上最完備的動物福利體系和最高的環境標準。 在國內的食品生產是可以追溯的， 生產過程的方案是要經過Red Tractor這樣的審計機構認證的。 ”
“Trade agreements with countries across the globe must be balanced – with the same conditions applying to food imports and exports. Protecting the standards adhered to by British farmers and the transparency across the supply chain is essential for the public who want to buy safe and traceable food.
“全球各個國家間的貿易規定必須要經過共同協商來制定， 食品的進出口要實施同樣的標準。
“Independent surveys show that 86% of shoppers want to buy more British food. This demand can be met by Britain’s farmers. But any trade deal entered into post-Brexit must ensure farming can be profitable, competitive and productive.”
調查顯示， 全球86%的供應商想買更多的英國食品。 英國的農民可以滿足這個需求， 但脫歐之後的貿易規定必須保障農場的利潤， 利潤和生產力。 （豬ok責任編輯朱淩君）