For consumers, animal welfare is an intrinsic part of the “farm-to-table” concept and expect foods to be produced respecting ethical, sustainability, biosafety, and food safety principles.
The white pig sector is a world leader in animal welfare. There is no other country in the world with laws that grant more guarantees to livestock or that confer upon them an enhanced protection.
Betting on animal welfare our farmers get:
The EU animal welfare regulation is the strictest worldwide but Spain´s commitment goes even farther with national regulations:
The white pig sector is a world leader in animal welfare. There is no other country in the world with laws that grant more guarantees to livestock or that confer upon them an enhanced protection.
Betting on animal welfare our farmers get:
- Healthy and well-fed animals with an optimum quality of life
- Quiet animals without stress or fear
- Animals growing under conditions similar to those of their natural habitat and being able to express normal behaviours related to their species
The EU animal welfare regulation is the strictest worldwide but Spain´s commitment goes even farther with national regulations:
PIG FARMS IN SPAIN COMPLY WITH THE STRICTEST ANIMAL WELFARE REGULATION WORLDWIDE
AN EFFORT THAT CERTIFIES THAT THE SPANISH PORK PRODUCTS THAT REACH ANY CONSUMER IN THE WORLD ARE SAFE AND QUALITY PRODUCTS
IAWS (Interporc Animal Welfare Spain) is the certification seal created by INTERPORC to endorse the good practices carried out in the field of animal welfare, health, biosecurity, animal handling and traceability, in all links of the value chain of white pork in Spain - from the farm, transport and slaughter to the industry and commercialization.
This Animal Welfare and Biosafety Regulation seeks to provide a response to the needs of the large-scale retail trade sector and to end consumers, offering a tool for the control and evaluation of not only animal welfare on farms, but also of health, prophylaxis, biosafety, handling, and traceability, such that food safety is integrated and reinforced.
AN EFFORT THAT CERTIFIES THAT THE SPANISH PORK PRODUCTS THAT REACH ANY CONSUMER IN THE WORLD ARE SAFE AND QUALITY PRODUCTS
IAWS (Interporc Animal Welfare Spain) is the certification seal created by INTERPORC to endorse the good practices carried out in the field of animal welfare, health, biosecurity, animal handling and traceability, in all links of the value chain of white pork in Spain - from the farm, transport and slaughter to the industry and commercialization.
This Animal Welfare and Biosafety Regulation seeks to provide a response to the needs of the large-scale retail trade sector and to end consumers, offering a tool for the control and evaluation of not only animal welfare on farms, but also of health, prophylaxis, biosafety, handling, and traceability, such that food safety is integrated and reinforced.
