Does the rule that prohibition takes precedence over permissibility conflict with the principle that the food of the People of the Book is lawful by default, in the case of imported meats?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If the rule that prohibition takes precedence over permissibility conflicts with the rule that the food of the People of the Book is lawful by default, in the issue of imported meats, how do we handle that?

Answer:
Who said that the default for the food of disbelievers is permissibility? The default is prohibition, except for what they slaughter according to the Shari'ah method. If a Muslim slaughters in a manner other than the Shari'ah method, his slaughter is forbidden, and it is not said that the default is permissibility. So how about the People of the Book? Yes.