Obviously we have the SSPCA so I’m not sure why’d apparently Scottish eggs are certified in England and Wales.
by CliffyGiro
Obviously we have the SSPCA so I’m not sure why’d apparently Scottish eggs are certified in England and Wales.
by CliffyGiro
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Correct. Will probably be reared to a standard but not checked by the RSPCA.
They don’t operate in Scotland, but the RSPCA and RSPCA Assured are two different organisations. RSPCA Assured is an independent ethical food label that seeks to apply RSPCA standards and derived standards to farms. Farmers can apply for certification, are inspected and are apparently then regularly inspected to retain the label.
How meaningful the standard *is* is a question. Many of Scotland’s salmon farms are part of the [scheme](https://theferret.scot/tag/rspca-assured/) and generally speaking egg production is horrific.
Tesco have form with dubious sourcing. Those are probably horse eggs.
Not strange at all, national chains can be remarkably clueless, see also English national team merchandise turning up during The World Cup.
‘Not available in Scotland’ – such a melancholy phrase