Members of the Pig Meat Supply Chain Task Force were appointed prior to its first meeting on 18 March and announced in a DEFRA news release on 19 March. The membership is as follows:
Stewart Houston: NPA/BPEX
Barney Kay: NPA
Mick Sloyan: BPEX
Richard Lister: Industry
John Hughes: Tulip
Bill Thurston: Vion
Adrian Dowling: Bowes of Norfolk
Bernard Hoggarth: Cranswick
Simon Galkoff: Whitbreads
Nick Scrase: ASDA
Simon Twigger: Sainsburys
Colin Holmes: Tesco
Andrew Thornber: Morrisons
Jan Anderson: Yorkshire Forward
Tricia Henton: Environment Agency
Susan Knox: Consumer bodies
Ian Platt: Baxter Storey
The consumer and the supply chain will benefit from the work of the taskforce on issues such as clearer labelling, better pig herd health, greater public sector procurement of higher welfare products and environmental requirements. The principle aim is that the taskforce will significantly contribute to the long-term resilience and profitability of the supply chain.
Further information on the Pig Meat Supply Chain Task Force can be found on the DEFRA website.