date:Jul 21, 2014
Defra figures for last year show that Britain was 100 percent self-sufficient in lamb and mutton so the union does not understand why retailers would source the meat from elsewhere.
In a statement, a Tesco spokesperson said: We sell more British lamb than any other retailer, and we are proud to sell and promote British lamb to our millions of customers right across the UK.
We know it is a great product and we want to ensure that we sell it in large volumes when it is at the peak of its season