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.
The south of England local supermarket chain Budgen's announces that it will take French apples and pears off the shelves of its 116 stores, and stock British alternatives. Every single shop and pub in the Devon town of Hatherington stops selling French goods in a show of solidarity with the community's farmers. An EU report says that sewage has been used by French renderers to make animal feed, sparking fears of a BSE crisis on the other side of the Channel. The European Commission gives France until 28 October to come up with suggestions for supervising conditions in rendering plants. J Sainsbury announces an advertising campaign which will concentrate on the supermarket chain's support for British farmers, although along with Tescos, it refuses to support a boycott.