AMERICA’S decades-long ban on haggis could come to an end next year after Scotland’s biggest producer announced plans for the product to hit US shelves by this time next year. America meanwhile is estimated to have as many as 30 million people with Scottish heritage - 10% of the population and a huge market for the haggis industry. There are more Scots in America than in Scotland and they’re crying out for a genuine export haggis from Scotland. “If we pull this off we will be the first exported haggis to America since the ban was put in place in 1971. “A number of Scottish companies are already producing an alternative haggis recipe that is being exported and enjoyed in Canada, and I hope a similar solution could see haggis returning to the US in the near future.
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