Slaughterhouses
Commons · Question 103492 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the written answer 100620 of 6 Jan 2025 on Slaughterhouses, whether the Food Standards Agency plans to begin routinely recording the method of slaughter used at the time an animal welfa
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 29 Jan 2026
Approved slaughterhouses may use any legally compliant slaughter method. They are not required to notify the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in advance of the method to be used. Many establishments alternate between stunned and non‑stunned slaughter to meet d...