Eggs: Import Controls and Inspections
Commons · Question 24209 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 11 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ann Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of import control and inspection regimes for eggs, including salmonella testing.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 11 Sep 2026
Import controls for products entering Great Britain (GB) are set through the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM). Import controls are based upon an assessment of the risk to animal and public health. Like all import controls under the BTOM, controls for ...