PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Poultry: Import Controls (26 July 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the import ban on French ducks.
Asked by:
Alex Burghart (Conservative)
Asked by:
Alex Burghart (Conservative)
Answer
It is important to protect animal health and welfare and avoid the economic impacts posed by disease incursion. Therefore, UK businesses importing duck products or meat must currently ensure they are sourced from unvaccinated animals. The Department understands the concerns of GB importers and remains in close dialogue with industry and the French authorities to seek further information relating to France’s Avian Influenza Vaccination Plan.
Answered by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
1 August 2024
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