Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 12 November 2025.
Jim Allister
Traditional Unionist Voice, North Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 83716 on Food Labelling, will vegan sausages made in Great Britain and sold in Northern Ireland require packing that describes the product without the word 'sausages'.
Angela Eagle
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) allows products which meet GB consumer protection and marketing standards to move to Northern Ireland for sale. Therefore, vegan sausages entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain using NIRMS would continue to be able to be packaged and sold as sausages, like in the rest of the United Kingdom.
The Government will continue to monitor changes to EU regulations, noting that the European Parliament’s position on this matter would require approval from the other EU institutions to become law. Furthermore, any new EU rules are subject to the democratic scrutiny arrangements under the Windsor Framework.
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