US urged to removed ban on haggis ahead of Scotland’s Wold Cup journey
A campaign has been launched to lift the US ban on haggis as Scotland's Tartan Army prepares for the World Cup. The ban, in place since 1971 due to federal food regulations on offal, prevents Scottish producers from exporting the dish. Prominent Scottish butcher Simon Howie is leading the initiative, supported by broadcaster Gordon Smart, to make haggis legal again in the US.
- ▪Simon Howie Butchers is spearheading a petition to legalize haggis in the US.
- ▪The traditional Scottish dish has been banned since 1971 due to regulations on offal.
- ▪Football fans traveling to the US are being supplied with flags that read 'no haggis, no party'.
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