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Supermarkets are no longer a customer at Gosschalk either
The list of companies that will stop purchasing meat from Gosschalk Slaughterhouse is growing. After McDonald's, several supermarkets have also stopped purchasing meat from the slaughterhouse.
The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) closed the slaughterhouse last Friday with immediate effect Closed after images were released about the abuse of pigs and cows. The slaughtering process comes to a standstill until the slaughterhouse comes up with a thorough action plan on safeguarding animal welfare and acceptable slaughter speed.
McDonald's closed immediately with the purchase of meat, after the images were released and the slaughterhouse has now lost several customers. Supermarket chains Albert Heijn, Boni and Jumbo have also stopped purchasing meat from Gosschalk.
McDonald's has broken ties with Gosschalk definition and will now source the meat from Vion and Ameco, according to the report. AD. It is not disclosed where the supermarket chains will get their meat from now on. Albert Heijn has reported that it will no longer purchase meat from Gosschalk in the future, if the doors reopen. Jumbo and Boni have not disclosed anything about this.
Chanti Oussoren
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