Scots haggis exports to Canada to resume after 46 years

by XPRESS, 20 October 2017

Canada lifted a ban on imports of red meat from Europe in 2015 but still does not allow imports of offal.

This has left Scottish producers, including Macsween of Edinburgh, working on new haggis recipes to meet local regulations there and in the US.

Economy Secretary Keith Brown welcomed the news during his tour of the US and Canada.

Scottish food and drink exports to Canada are now worth more than £94m, following increases in recent years.

'Iconic symbol'

James Macsween, managing director of Macsween of Edinburgh, said he was "delighted" that his family's firm would be the first to sell haggis in Canada for almost 50 years.

He said: "My grandfather, Charlie, would be very proud to see how far we've come from his original butcher's shop in Bruntsfield, which he opened back in 1953."