BRC Food Director Andrew Opie said: "Retailers take their responsibilities seriously when selling tobacco products but the law sends out a contradictory message."

英国零售商协会的食品主管安德鲁·欧派说：“在出售烟草产品方面，零售商的态度严肃认真，但是法律提供的信息矛盾。”

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According to Andrew Opie of the British Retail Consortium, UK meat producers already show on the pack where an animal was born and reared.

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"UK egg producers have worked hard to meet high welfare standards ahead of parts of Europe, " the British Retail Consortium's food director Andrew Opie said.

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Food Director Andrew Opie said a better approach would be to educate consumers so they are clear on the difference between best-before and use-by dates.

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