Pig Welfare

The legacy of our pig welfare standards work started in 2000, when Compleat predecessor Winterbotham Darby began to develop the WD Pig Scheme that was introduced four years later, with standards way ahead of EU legislation at the time. In 2018, we launched EFP Pig Module V1, the first pan-European accredited standard for welfare and identified bronze, silver and gold tiers of welfare.

This standard covered every element of the supply chain (breeding, rearing, finishing, transport and slaughter) along with animal health and welfare (including commitments on environments, medicines and biosecurity). This meant that farms certified to the gold tier operate to the highest welfare standards in Europe.

Our animal welfare specialists continue our legacy of excellence. Following consultation from supply partners, farmers, customers, NGOs and other industry experts, EFP Pig Module V2 was introduced in 2021. The revised standard updates, strengthen and broaden welfare criteria as well as incorporating ‘bolt on modules’ for site-specific requirements to meet individual and confidential customer needs. Stringent assessment and auditing take place, allowing complete transparency across the supply chain.

EFP Pig Module V2 is the only accredited standard of its kind for Europe and all farms which are audited against the Pig Module (in France, Italy, Spain, Holland and Germany) will meet or exceed current UK supermarket or retail requirements. EFP Pig Module V2 is also accredited by UKAS (UKAS ISO/IEC 17065:2012).