In the aftermath of the revelations of the L214 association on a pig farm which supplies the “preference” range of Herta – supposed to be the “more responsible” sector of the brand -, the French leader in charcuterie suspended “As a precaution” its supply in the site concerned, located in the Allier, the company announced Friday, December 4 to Agence France-Presse.
The animal rights association released a video on Thursday filmed in this farm and announced the filing of a complaint for “Animal abuse and consumer deception”.
The images, tours “In June and September” according to the association, show in particular a man who hits a piglet – which one cannot see if it is already dead – against a metal bar. L214 estimates the particularly high mortality rate in this breeding, evoking “The collection of dozens of dead piglets”.
“Herta immediately commissioned an animal welfare audit on this farm”, reacted the company, recalling that “At the same time, the public services carried out a complete audit of the farm”.
According to the prefecture of Allier, a “Unannounced check” operation was triggered on Wednesday to verify the compliance of the facilities and compliance with regulations on animal protection, use of pharmaceutical products and recourse to the veterinarian. His conclusions were not yet known Friday morning.
“As a precautionary measure, Herta requested the suspension of supply from this farm, from its supplier, during this investigation period”, the company continued. “At the end of this analysis phase and if any breaches of the regulations were to be observed in this farm, Herta will definitively stop the supply of this farm”, she added, stressing to take “Very at heart” This folder.
85 million euros invested by Herta in its factories
“For many years, Herta has been part of a process of continuous improvement of animal husbandry conditions and has committed itself directly to breeders to promote good practices”, says the joint venture 60% owned by the Spanish group Casa Tarradellas and 40% by Nestlé.
Last week, Herta announced that it wanted to invest nearly 85 million euros over two years in its French factories, in particular to strengthen its production capacities. The Managing Director of Herta-France, Arnaud de Belloy, emphasized that the brand had been a leader in charcuterie for three years.
The broadcast of the L214 video is also having repercussions in the UK, where UK supermarkets Waitrose have announced that they have suspended the sale of Herta pork sausages. “Pending investigation”.
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