Make haggis legal again, Scotland urges US ahead of World Cup
There will also be a campaign fronted by Scottish broadcaster and journalist Gordon Smart
A prominent Scottish butcher has launched a campaign for the US to legalise haggis , as the Tartan Army prepares to head across the Atlantic for the World Cup. US federal food regulations on offal have effectively banned haggis since 1971, preventing Scottish producers from exporting it. Simon Howie Butchers, based in Perthshire , is spearheading a petition to "make haggis legal again".
The initiative will also be fronted by Scottish broadcaster and journalist Gordon Smart. Football fans travelling to the US are being supplied with flags emblazoned with "no haggis, no party". Simon Howie said: “Scotland football fans are widely recognised as the best in the world and they are about to make the trip of a lifetime, but they’ll be doing it without access to their national dish.
“With such warmth and long-standing affinity between Americans and Scots , we’re appealing to the USA to embrace this delicious delicacy and ‘make haggis legal again’. ” Smart said: “For Scotland fans, summer 2026 is going to be a trip we’ll never forget. We’ll have the flags, the songs and the scarves, and if this petition has anything to do with it, we’ll have the haggis too.
“Simon Howie is fighting for every Scot and honorary Scot out there, so let’s get behind the campaign and make history on and off the pitch. “Because after all, if there’s no haggis, there’s no party. ” The traditional Scottish dish has been prohibited by the US since 1971 as it contains sheep lungs.