During a debate on the impact of Welsh consumption on the globe, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Aberconwy MS, secured cross-party support for her proposal to introduce a Local Food Charter.

A Local Food Charter would be open to all shops, cafés, and restaurants selling food local to the area to sign up to. It would help consumers know which businesses are supporting local food producers.

Commenting on her proposal, Janet said: “The Local Food Charter could be a simple system, like the food hygiene rating score on the door. It would empower customers to know whether the business they are about to enter procures local produce.

“There is no better way to support farmers, Welsh produce, and the environment than us, the people of Wales, buying Welsh. At present, Welsh beef imports use a land area the size of Brecon Beacons.

“A globally responsible Wales cannot pursue policies that unnecessarily cause an increase on reliance on goods from around the world. The Local Food Charter would enable each and every one of us to know whether we are buying from a business that is backing local rather than imported goods”