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What's banned in United Kingdom?

Out of 44 things One Map has mapped, here is where United Kingdom stands.

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Banned in United Kingdom

• Pit BullsBanned

  Owning, breeding or selling one has been illegal since 1991.

• Potassium BromateBanned

  Banned in British bread since 1990; still off the UK additive list.

• PufferfishBanned

  Left the EU, but kept the EU pufferfish ban word for word.

• Foie GrasBanned

  Production banned - but a promised import ban was dropped in 2026.

• LandminesBanned

  Ratified in 1998: no making, using or selling landmines.

• Pepper SprayBanned

  Listed as a prohibited weapon in the 1968 Firearms Act (s5).

• Declawing CatsBanned

  Declawing a pet cat is a crime unless it is medical treatment.

• Animal Testing for MakeupBanned

  Kept the EU ban after Brexit and tightened it in 2023.

Restricted in United Kingdom

• SurrogacyRestricted

  Unpaid surrogacy is legal, but paying a surrogate is not.

• Plastic BagsRestricted

  Shops must charge at least 10p per bag; there is no ban.

• Wild Circus AnimalsRestricted

  England, Scotland and Wales ban them; Northern Ireland does not.

• Raw MilkRestricted

  Scotland bans it. England, Wales, NI: farm-direct sales only.

Allowed in United Kingdom

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