The Defra Secretary has appeared to backtrack on the government's previous position on requiring meat from unstunned animals to be labelled.
Theresa Villiers said the government will not seek to introduce legislation requiring meat to be labelled either stunned or non-stunned.
In previous comments since 2017, ministers at Defra have suggested the government would review labelling requirements.
Figures from 2017/18 reveal that over 120 million animals were slaughtered without being stunned first - more than three animals slaughtered every second on average. [FarmingUK] Read more
