US poised to end 44-year ban on haggis

Tasty: Haggis could be made legal in the US
Rex
Michael Howie9 November 2015

America is set to lift an import ban on haggis 44 years after it was first introduced.

A Scottish government delegation led by environment minister Richard Lochhead has said it is confident it will overturn the ban during a visit to Washington this week.

The block has been in place since 1971.

Haggis, sales of which are worth £15 million in the UK alone, was banned as Americans did not want to be exposed to sheep’s lung.

The delegation is set to propose a compromise - and suggest the key ingredient is left out.

There are about nine million people living in America who are of Scottish descent.

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