Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 120762

Slaughterhouses: Regulation

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Mr Clive Betts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the meat processing industry is subject to permanent on-site regulatory presence and inspection of every item; what the evidentiary basis is for this practice; and how this level of

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The official controls legislation, Regulation (EU) 2017/625, sets clear requirements to undertake ante-mortem and post-mortem official inspections and the verification of compliance with food law, animal health, and welfare rules in slaughterhouses and ga...

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