Editing Haggis (section)

==Outside Scotland==
Haggis remains popular with Scottish immigrants in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, owing to the strong influence of Scottish culture, especially for [[Burns Suppers]]. It can be made in any country, but is sometimes imported from Scotland.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

=== Legality ===
In 1971, it became illegal to import haggis into the US from the UK due to a ban on food containing sheep lung, which constitutes 10–15% of the traditional recipe.<ref name=USABAN>{{cite news|title=US not ready to lift ban on Scottish haggis|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8480795.stm|work=BBC News|date=2010-01-26|access-date=2011-01-19}}</ref> The ban encompasses all lungs, as fluids such as stomach acid and [[phlegm]] may enter the lung during slaughter.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-usda-doesnt-want-us-to-eat-lungs/ |title = The USDA Doesn't Want Us to Eat Lungs|date = 2014-07-03}}</ref> The situation was further complicated in 1989 when all UK beef and lamb was banned from importation to the US due to a [[Bovine spongiform encephalopathy|BSE]] crisis.<ref name=USABAN/> The ban on importing British lamb to the US was lifted in 2022 but the ban on food containing sheep lung remained in force.<ref>{{cite news|title=British lamb shipped to America for first time in over two decades|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/british-lamb-shipped-to-america-for-first-time-in-over-two-decades|date=2022-10-08|access-date=2024-04-11}}</ref><ref name=USABAN/> 

As haggis cannot be exported to the United States, it is instead made there, sometimes by Scottish companies. In one such use, which is stated to be otherwise the same 150-year-old recipe having the same ingredients as in Scotland, sheep lung is not used and the casing is artificial rather than stomach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishhaggis.com/index.php/frequently-asked-questions/|title=Frequently Asked Questions – McKeans – Buy Scottish Haggis Online}}</ref>