Foie Gras: Imports and Sales

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set out the Government’s (a) roadmap and (b) timeframe for bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the (i) import and (ii) sale of foie gras made by force-feeding.

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1. 25 June 2021

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set out the Government’s (a) roadmap and (b) timeframe for bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the (i) import and (ii) sale of foie gras made by force-feeding.

   Source: Commons

2. 5 July 2021

   Answer

   The Government has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns. The production of foie gras by force feeding has been banned in the UK for over 15 years following the introduction of ...

   Source: Written answer

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