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Social responsibility
Action programs
Carrefour’s Performance
Annual inspections are carried out for all Carrefour animal feed lines to
make sure that regulatory requirements are being met.
In 2015, Carrefour set the goal of working with all parties involved in
the sector in Brazil to find a traceability solution. A specific project will
The specifications for Carrefour Quality Line (CQL) meats include strict
involve all beef suppliers for Carrefour Brazil. The end goal is to directions on meeting regulatory requirements (such as directive
implement a geolocation tool that will identify the region of origin and 2008/120/EC on pork and 2008/119/EC on calves). Some CQL
production of the beef to ensure that it is not a deforested area.
specifications go beyond regulatory requirements, such as those for
beef suppliers, which require that livestock have access to pasture land
Ensuring animal welfare
2.3.3.4
for at least six months in France, or lambs raised on mother’s milk for
two months. No exceptions to stunning are allowed in terms of animal
slaughter for the Carrefour Quality Lines in France. Audits are
Carrefour’s Policy
conducted three to four times a year in the slaughterhouses to make
Carrefour accounts for animal welfare when developing products for
sure these conditions are being met.
the Carrefour Quality Lines. Since 2008, the PMAF (French branch of
Carrefour’s Performance
World Protection of Farm Animals) has been working closely with
Carrefour to help it better integrate animal welfare into its overall
Carrefour’s goal is to enforce regulations on animal welfare and define
sustainable development policy. This collaboration covers all of the additional criteria that go beyond regulations. Pilot supply lines are
Carrefour Quality Line meat suppliers, including pork, beef, lamb, and being developed in partnership with suppliers, particularly in France
veal.
(
see Key developments
), to support ranchers using best practices.
An animal welfare manager coordinates the initiatives to include
Key developments
animal welfare principles based on the Five Freedoms of farm animals
This policy is reflected at product level by a number of initiatives:
(such as freedom from hunger and thirst, or freedom from fear and
distress).
Group-wide, the use of angora rabbit fur has been prohibited for all
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own-brand textiles since 2015;
Carrefour’s approach in France over the long term has the aim to:
in France, a supply line is rearing calves in collective pens on straw
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ensure that the concept of animal welfare is addressed for all
1.
bedding (representing approximately 20% of sales by volume in
products offered by Carrefour, with an animal welfare coordinator
French hypermarkets), fed ad libitum; it was awarded Welfarm’s
assigned to handle the task;
first Trophy for excellence in animal welfare for global farm animal
inspect and promote acceptable conditions for raising livestock
2.
protection in 2015 (learn more);
(sufficient feed and water of high quality, appropriate ranching
in Taiwan, Brazil, and France, Carrefour Quality Line beef comes
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infrastructures, access to pasture, etc.), transportation (optimised
exclusively from “grass-fed” cattle;
transport times and conditions, handling when unloading, etc.)
in France, “Carrefour Quality Line” meat chickens (2011) and laying
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and slaughtering (reducing animal stress, quick slaughtering
hens (2012), as well as salmon (late 2014), are “raised
methods);
antibiotic-free” thanks to good rearing practices, high-quality feed,
help promote good ranching practices, and encourage and provide
3.
prevention, phytotherapy, and vaccination(learn more);
support for changing practices;
in Poland, a new “antibiotic-free” chicken line was also developed in
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recognise producers following a positive animal welfare approach
4.
2015;
by forming sustainable partnerships;
in France, all egg-based mayonnaise is made “with free-range
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inform consumers about the origin and production mode of
5.
eggs,” replacing the eggs from caged chickens (learn more);
products, the characteristics and qualities of products produced
in France, a pilot line is producing pork and deli meats from
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with animal welfare in mind, and offer alternatives to
uncastrated pigs raised antibiotic-free after weaning (learn more);
conventionally produced products;
in Belgium, only fresh eggs from free-range or cage-free hens have
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help inform and train everyone involved in the production line,
6.
been sold since 2008, and only rabbits raised in parks have been
from rancher to slaughterhouse, shipper, and butcher;
sold since 2013 (learn more).
develop constructive dialogue with producers and animal rights
7.
organisations.
In France, the specifications for poultry, eggs, and other own-brand
meats (including poultry, eggs, and rabbits) include requirements
related to animal welfare to ensure that regulatory requirements are
being met.
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