Animal Products: Import Controls
Commons · Question 66121 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his plans are for future import of (a) animals and (b) animal meat products from Germany, in the context of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in that country.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 16 Jul 2025
The import restrictions brought in as a result of the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Germany were lifted on 14 May 2025. However, other import restrictions are in place linked to other disease outbreaks in the EU. These restrictions mean that live ...