Dive Brief:

• Makers of haggis, the traditional Scottish dish made by stuffing a sheep's lung with meat, want the United States to lift its 43-year ban on the food. 
• America forbid haggis imports starting in 1971 after government regulators ruled that sheep lung was inedible. A separate ban on all Scottish lamb was put in place in 1989 after the outbreak of mad cow disease.  
• The U.S. is already renegotiating with Europe over lamb imports. Now the U.K. environment secretary has begun lobbying the U.S. Department of Agriculture over haggis as well. 

Dive Insight:

Few foods stir as much passion as haggis. For the Scots, it is a symbol of their land and history. Haggis is the centerpiece of the traditional Burns Night supper held in Scottish homes every January. But for much of the rest of the world, haggis doesn't hold that level of sentimentality.

Still, a nationwide ban on the stuff seems a bit extreme. And as the U.S. and Europe continue to hammer out trade deals, it seems unlikely that America will draw a line in the sand over sheep lung.