Aldi pledges to stick to British meat import welfare commitments

Aldi UK and Ireland chief executive Giles Hurley has promised to stick to the discounter’s food safety and welfare standards regardless of whether current regulations are watered down.
It comes amid concerns that post-Brexit trade negotiations could lead to a weakening of the UK’s import rules which currently prohibit the likes of chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef entering the country.
Hurley said the business was committed to maintain its existing sourcing standards