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The Soil Association

The Soil Association works through the food chain to set high standards for healthy, humane, sustainable and organic food production.

The association works with farmers, manufacturers and retailers to maintain high standards of organic food production.

The Soil Association aims to change food culture by working with schools and work places, while securing the future of farming by helping the government to implement policy changes.

The Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Food Quality Assurance Scheme (NIBL FQAS)

This scheme aims to assure consumers that famers have met very high standards in rearing their beef and lamb, and that these same high standards are continued through the processing stage until the beef and lamb reaches the fork of the consumer.

It assures consumers that the beef and lamb they are purchasing is the product of high quality farms. This means that the farmer cares for the welfare of the animals, protects the environment and that the meat is free from any unnatural substances.

Product standard is taken very seriously. This includes the following criteria:

• animal welfare
• animal health
• animal nutrition
• animal traceability
• animal housing
• animal transport
• environmental care
• farm procedures

When you see the Farm Quality Assurance logo on beef and lamb you know that it is of the highest standard.