Assured Food Standards

Assured Food Standards (AFS) is the independent organisation set up to manage the Red Tractor mark. Owned by the food chain, AFS represents the interests from each of the key links, including the National Farmers' Union, the Ulster farmers' Union, the Meat & Livestock Commision, Dairy UK and the British Retail Consortium. Observers include DEFRA and the Food & Drink Federation.

AFS is committed to working with the entire supply chain to harmonise and strengthen Red Tractor standards under a single mark. To this end, AFS represents a broad spectrum of individual assurance schemes including; Assured Combinable Crops Scheme, Assured Produce, Assured Chicken Production, Assured British Pigs and Assured Meat.