Supermarkets come under fire for their foreign meat stocks

Supermarkets including Morrisons, Asda and Sainsbury's are facing mounting criticism from farmers and campaigners after expanding their ranges of imported meat, amid claims the move undermines British agriculture and high welfare standards.

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According to the National Farmers Union (NFU), Morrisons has begun stocking Polish chicken on its shelves, a decision that marks a shift away from its pledge to support British-only meat.

While Polish chicken is cheaper to produce, it is typically reared at higher densities than in the UK. Morrisons' British poultry, for example, is raised at a maximum density of 30kg/m², while Polish standards allow up to 39kg/m².

It is understood the retailer has also introduced Australian sirloin steak, a move the NFU says was made possible by the UK's controversial post-Brexit trade agreement with Australia.