Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 19815

Processed Food and Slaughterhouses

Tabled: 12 December 2024

Answered: 19 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of his Department collecting information on how many (a) abattoirs and (b) food processing plants in (i) England and (ii) the UK a

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

There are 232 approved Food Standards Agency (FSA) abattoirs across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and the FSA records which are sole traders, partnerships, and incorporated companies. The majority of food processing plants are overseen by local aut...

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