Farm's in the Pink ; Veal Is Back On the Menu and in Butchers' Shops in the Region Following an Overhaul in Animal Welfare Standards. Katharine Capocci Talks to a Farmer About His Rose Veal.

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IT'S fair to say we're pretty squeamish about the idea of eating white veal here in the UK - and many would argue, with very good reason.

Many a hardened carnivore won't even touch the stuff, and when you consider the controversial practices to produce said meat, it's easy to see why. In the old days young calves were kept crated to restrict movement, although the UK outlawed veal crate production more than 10 years ago and it has been banned in Europe since 2007.

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Farm's in the Pink ; Veal Is Back On the Menu and in Butchers' Shops in the Region Following an Overhaul in Animal Welfare Standards. Katharine Capocci Talks to a Farmer About His Rose Veal.

The animals were kept on a liquid diet, low in iron and roughage, to make the meat tender and anaemically pa...

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