Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 109910

Animal Products: Import Controls

Tabled: 30 January 2026

Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce animal welfare standards for imports to ensure that products produced in ways that are illegal in the UK cannot enter the UK market.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

All agri-food products must comply with our import requirements in order to be placed on the UK market. This includes ensuring imported meat products have been slaughtered to animal welfare standards equivalent to our domestic standards. The Government sh...

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