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ItemA Public Appetite for Poultry Welfare Regulation Reform: Why Higher Welfare Labelling is not EnoughParker, C ; Scrinis, G ; Carey, R ; Boehm, L (Sage Publications, 2018)This article argues that the growth of free-range labelled egg and chicken shows that the public wish to buy foods produced via higher welfare standards. It summarises the main reasons for dissatisfaction with the current regulation of animal welfare standards in Australia and shows that labelling for consumer choice is not enough to address public concerns. It critically evaluates the degree to which recently proposed new animal welfare standards and guidelines for poultry would address these problems and concludes that the new standards are not sufficient and that more responsive, effective and independent government regulation of animal welfare is required.
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ItemThe Meat in the Sandwich: Welfare Labelling and the Governance of Meat-chicken Production in AustraliaParker, C ; Carey, R ; Scrinis, G (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2018)This article critically examines the degree to which higher-animal welfare label claims change animal welfare regulation and governance within intense meat-chicken ('broiler') production in Australia. It argues that ethical labelling claims on food and other products can be seen as a 'governance space' in which various government, industry and civil society actors compete and collaborate for regulatory impact. It concludes that ethical labelling can act as a pathway for re-embedding social concerns in the market, but only when it prompts changes that become enshrined in standard practice and possibly the law itself. Moreover, the changes wrought by ethical labelling are small and incremental. Nevertheless, labelling may create ongoing productive tension and 'overflow' that challenges the market to listen to and accommodate actors (including animals) on the margins to create ongoing incremental changes.
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ItemHigher welfare labelling for eggs: A summary of findings from the project Regulating Food Labels: The case of free range food products in AustraliaParker, C ; Carey, R ; Scrinis, G (The University of Melbourne, 2018)A summary of findings from the project Regulating Food Labels: The case of free range food products in Australia
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ItemHigher welfare labelling for chicken meat: A summary of findings from the project Regulating Food Labels: The case of free range food products in AustraliaParker, C ; Carey, R ; Scrinis, G (The University of Melbourne, 2018)A summary of findings from the project Regulating Food Labels: The case of free range food products in Australia.
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ItemHigher welfare labelling for pig meat: A summary of findings from the project Regulating Food Labels: The case of free range food products in AustraliaParker, C ; Carey, R ; Scrinis, G ( 2018)