HE Landesleading producing department of Foie gras In France, they will soon stop importing their food to the United Kingdom. In any case, this is the promise of the Labour Party, considered the favourite for the general elections on 4 July.

End animal cruelty

Steve Reed, who is expected to become Environment Minister in the event of a victory for his political family, stated it explicitly, as reported by AFP, on Tuesday, May 4, 2024: “The next Labor government (…) will end animal cruelty, Commercial imports of foie gras will be banned. “.

Already in 2022, on the other side of the English Channel, King Charles III had decided to ban foie gras in all royal residences. In the United Kingdom, production has been banned for more than ten years but imports are authorized. According to TimesAround 200 tonnes of foie gras are imported into the UK from European countries every year.

3,420 tons of foie gras will be exported in 2021

According to FranceAgriMer 2021 figures, French producers exported 3,420 tonnes of raw, canned or prepared foie gras in 2021. France's main customers are Spain (38%) and Belgium (9%) in the European Union, Switzerland (9%) and Japan (6%) in third countries. The United Kingdom accounted for between 20 and 100 tonnes in 2021.

It should be noted that 71% of foie gras production in France is the work of producers and breeders in the South West. Since 2006, it has been included in the culinary and cultural heritage of France.

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