Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 127760

Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 15 April 2026

Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Adrian Ramsay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made its proposed ban on the commercial import of foie gras produced by force-feeding conditional on the outcome of negotiations on a UK–EU sanitary and phyt

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Government has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns. Foie gras production using force feeding has been banned in the UK for nearly 20 years as it is not compatible with our...

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