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Evening Standard
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Rebecca Speare-Cole

Supermarkets pledge to keep sourcing meat from British farms after US trade deal

A herd of cows grazing beside a path in Brecon Beacons National Park. (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

Aldi and the Co-op have pledged to continue sourcing meat from British farms amid ongoing UK-US trade talks.

Giles Hurley, Aldi UK and Ireland’s chief executive, said on Thursday that the supermarket will not drop food safety and welfare standards even if current regulations are watered down to secure international agreements.

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