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Meat: Inspections

Asked by Dan NorrisIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 January 2025UIN 21554

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to change meat inspection charges from April 2026.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) charges operators to recover costs of meat inspection across its geographic remit of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The FSA conducts an annual review of inspection charges ahead of each financial year. Charges applicable from April 2026 will be determined by means of the next annual review and will be published in early 2026.

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