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Slaughterhouses: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will direct the FSA to publish the terms of reference and timetable for conduct of their review of current and emerging abattoir technologies and their potential regulatory use including what

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
20 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will direct the FSA to publish the terms of reference and timetable for conduct of their review of current and emerging abattoir technologies and their potential regulatory use including what

  2. 20 May 2026

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  3. 20 May 2026

    Answer published

    The Food Standards Agency (FSA) works closely with the meat industry on the introduction of new technology in abattoirs. Whilst it is for businesses to determine what technology they wish to invest in and deploy, the FSA is keen to collaborate on these in...

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Stem Cells: Transplant Surgery

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