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Eggs: Imports

Asked by Samantha NiblettLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 December 2025UIN 95849

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure imported eggs are (a) salmonella free and (b) raised to the same standards as UK produced eggs.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The UK has detailed legislation on marketing standards for eggs, which also covers imported eggs, to protect our food standards.

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