Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17619
Processed Food and Slaughterhouses
Tabled: 3 December 2024
Answered: 9 December 2024
Question
Dr Neil Hudson
Conservative — Epping Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on how many (a) abattoirs and (b) food processing plants in (i) England and (ii) the UK are family-owned businesses.
Answer
This information is not held by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). There are 232 abattoirs approved by the FSA in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The FSA is aware of which are sole traders, partnerships, and which are incorporated companies, but it do...
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