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About the Red Tractor

The Red Tractor is the world leader in food chain assurance.

Red Tractor logo

The standards behind Red Tractor apply to all parts of the supply chain including farmers, growers, processors and packers.

  • A food chain alliance -no vested interest
  • Independent inspection- 450 independent inspectors, 70,000 inspections per year
  • Comprehensive standards - whole-chain assurance at every critical step
  • Traceability back to farms - robust traceback programme
  • 100% British - produced, processed and packed

The Red Tractor logo appears on more than £5bn worth of UK food every year. The logo is supported by all major food retailers and underpins a growing range of quality marks and retail brands such as Country Life, Silver Spoon and Moo.

The Red Tractor is now being driven into new markets such as composite foods and catering. Slug and Lettuce was the first food service chain to apply for a licence and now serves 100% assured British chicken in all of its outlets.

Click here for the Red Tractor factsheet.

For more information please visit www.redtractor.org.uk

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