Sweden has for a long time considered food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection important aspects of food production. Swedish legislation in these areas is already very extensive. For examples there are strict rules on animal housing, management and feed. Through extensive salmonella monitoring Sweden is basically salmonella free and due to restricted use of antibiotics the use to animals has decreased by 60 % since 1986.

Swedish Seal criteria go beyond what current legislation requires, since it is our commitment to lead the agriculture towards being more sustainble.