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Poultry: China

Asked by John LamontConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 124982

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the levels of imported chicken products from China since July 2024.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

All agri-food products must comply with our sanitary and phytosanitary standards and wider import requirements in order to be placed on the UK market. While poultry imports from China to the UK are permitted they are subject to stricter, updated certification requirements as of December 2024, requiring approved premises.

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