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Former groceries code adjudicator Christine Tacon has been appointed as the new head of Red Tractor.
Ms Tacon has been named as the chairman of Assured Food Standards (ASF), the company that operates the Red Tractor Assurance scheme.
She will take up the role on 1 January 2021, replacing Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe, whose term ended last month.
The announcement came days after
Farmers Weekly exclusively revealed that, as a Conservative peer, she voted against amendments in the Agriculture Bill tabled to protect British farmers from imports produced to standards not permitted in the UK. Her actions sparked a huge backlash among farmers.
Christine Tacon has been appointed chairman of the Red Tractor farm assurance scheme
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A Norfolk-born businesswoman who became the UK s first independent supermarket regulator is now set to lead the nation s Red Tractor farm assurance scheme.
Christine Tacon has been appointed chairman of Assured Food Standards (AFS) which operates Red Tractor, the largest farm and food assurance scheme in the UK covering food safety, traceability, animal welfare and environmental protection.
In 2013 she became the country s first groceries code adjudicator (GCA), a role created to ensure the largest retailers treat their direct suppliers lawfully, to investigate complaints and arbitrate in disputes. She held that position until October 2020 and will now replace Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe as AFS chairman on January 1.
UK s first Groceries Code Adjudicator new chair of Red Tractor
18 December 2020 |
Christine Tacon CBE has been appointed Chair of Assured Food Standards
The UK’s first Groceries Code Adjudicator has been appointed the new chair of Red Tractor Assurance, replacing Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe.
Christine Tacon CBE has been appointed Chair of Assured Food Standards who operate the Red Tractor Assurance scheme.
The former Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) takes up the role on 1 January 2021, replacing Dame Neville-Rolfe, who stepped down following backlash over her failure to back Agriculture Bill clauses that sought to protect British standards.
As the UK s first GCA, Ms Tacon joins Red Tractor with decades of experience in change management, regulation and the food chain.
Christine Tacon has been appointed chair of Assured Food Standards, operator of the Red Tractor Assurance scheme.
Tacon, who was previously Groceries Code adjudicator, will take up the role on 1 January 2021. She replaces Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe, whose tenure in the post ended in November.
Responding to the announcement, Stuart Roberts, deputy president of the National Farmers Union said:
“Christine Tacon . brings a wealth of industry experience to the Red Tractor table from across the food and farming sectors and from her work with Government in her recent role as Groceries Code Adjudicator.
“Having worked closely with Christine as the GCA, Red Tractor will benefit hugely from her strong leadership, collaborative relationships that she works so hard to develop, and an ability to drive the industry forward.