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Foot and Mouth Disease: Import Controls

Commons · Question 52970 · Tabled 16 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 6 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his French counterpart on the lack of visible (a) controls and (b) public information at French ports of departure on the risk of foot and mouth dis

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 6 Jun 2025

The Government communicated the ban on personal imports of meats and dairy products from EU countries, introduced on 12 April 2025, via a press release and information on social media and on GOV.UK. It has also published updated posters for operational pa...