Red Tractor 'secrecy' called out after scheduled meeting on environmental standards was cancelled

A meeting scheduled this week to 'broadly discuss environmental standards', was cancelled, with sources suggesting it was scrapped after details were 'leaked to the press'

Rachael Brown
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Red Tractor 'secrecy' called out after scheduled meeting on environmental standards was cancelled

Red Tractor has been accused of ‘operating in secrecy' and failing to be transparent after a meeting scheduled this week to 'broadly discuss environmental standards', was cancelled, with sources suggesting...

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