Lindsay Hoyle, Labour MP for Chorley, calls for a boycott of all French and German produce. The French government announces that the ban could continue for months, despite the threat of legal action from the European Union. British farmers, meanwhile, promise that demonstrations at ports will continue until the French relent. The European Commission finds that the report of the French Food Safety Agency is based on a misinterpretation of scientific findings, regarding the age of cattle and the threat of BSE infection. Prince Charles publicly supports British beef farmers.
British beef is back on the menu in Brussels at a gala dinner.
France's ban is further scrutinised by an EU committee, which calls for more information into the safety of British beef. It is announced that farming profits in the UK have halved in a year. They discuss the ban for 30 minutes. One lorry remains on the ferry, rather than disembarking. Farmers say further demonstrations are planned.