https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚜" title="Traktor" aria-label="Emoji: Traktor">Today is a crucial day for the future of food & farming in the UK

Amongst other things, Govt. decisions today will affect the

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐔" title="Huhn" aria-label="Emoji: Huhn">quality of food we import
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚜" title="Traktor" aria-label="Emoji: Traktor">way our food is produced

We need your help to raise awareness of some amendments which must be made to the #AgriBill

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✊" title="Erhobene Faust" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Faust">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚜" title="Traktor" aria-label="Emoji: Traktor">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Grünes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Grünes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌍" title="Europa-Afrika auf dem Globus" aria-label="Emoji: Europa-Afrika auf dem Globus"> There has never been a more joined-up coalition of farming & environmental organisations all calling for the same thing

Despite this, the Govt. has continuously failed to protect British food & farming standards in the #AgriBill / #TradeBills http://ow.ly/gYqs50ArABf ">https://ow.ly/gYqs50ArA...

The implications for farmers?

"As a farmer, it could mean my production is undermined by cheap imports from countries with lower standards than in the UK. For society, it could mean we won& #39;t have the ability to buy food from local & sustainable supply chains" @hayneoak #AgriBill

The implications for people?

Failure to protect https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> food & farming standards will directly affect what we see on the supermarket shelves, in school & hospital food & in restaurants

Failure to protect & #39;label of origin& #39; transparency also takes away people choice to avoid #AgriBill

So far, public discussion around the impact of trade deals in the UK has centred on #ChlorinatedChicken.

Rightly, this is concerning. The practice of chlorine washing masks poor animal welfare in the supply chain.

More detail on that here #AgriBill https://twitter.com/SoilAssociation/status/1270689085242388481">https://twitter.com/SoilAssoc...

But there are more issues e.g. antibiotic use https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💊" title="Tablette" aria-label="Emoji: Tablette">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> farmers have cut their preventative #antibiotic use by 50% in just 4 years. Antibiotic use in https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇸" title="Flagge der Vereinigten Staaten" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Vereinigten Staaten"> is 5 x higher than in the UK & is rising. The threat of #AntibioticResistance is growing #AgriBill

http://www.saveourantibiotics.org/media/1834/farm-antibiotic-use-in-the-united-states-a-threat-to-uk-standards.pdf">https://www.saveourantibiotics.org/media/183...

In both the https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇸" title="Flagge der Vereinigten Staaten" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Vereinigten Staaten"> & https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇺" title="Flagge von Australien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Australien">, around 3 X the number of pesticides are approved for use, compared to the UK.

UK #pesticide standards must not be undermined in trade negotiations, exposing citizens to toxic chemicals & undercutting https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> farmers

#AgriBill http://ow.ly/64oS50A2L0T ">https://ow.ly/64oS50A2L...

Some UK retailers, in tune with the https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> public, have already made commitments not to sell substandard food, imported from countries, which don& #39;t have food & farming standards which match our own https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Grünes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Grünes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍲" title="Topf mit Essen" aria-label="Emoji: Topf mit Essen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚜" title="Traktor" aria-label="Emoji: Traktor">

#AgriBill https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/business/we-must-fight-to-protect-british-food-waitrose-warns-ministers-5z8gbdkn7">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/b...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✍️" title="Schreibende Hand" aria-label="Emoji: Schreibende Hand"> UK Govt. must follow suit & ensure protection for https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> food & farming standards is written into the #AgriBill

We must not allow the Bill to be passed, without public scrutiny, whilst many are distracted with #COVID19

Here are our Govt. asks for Bill https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> http://ow.ly/gYqs50ArABf ">https://ow.ly/gYqs50ArA...

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