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Foie Gras: Imports

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 15 October 2024UIN 8465

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 3584 on Foie Gras: Imports, whether he plans to publish a consultation on a potential ban on the import of foie gras.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare and has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns.

The Government looks forward to delivering the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation.

Ministers are reviewing policies and any next steps will be announced in due course.

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