January 15, 2025
AGI News
Please be advised, that following confirmation on Friday 10th January 2025 of the detection of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in a herd of farmed water buffalo in Germany, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have announced that Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) has suspended the import of the following commodities from Germany:
- Live (including non-domestic) ungulates (ruminants and porcine animals, including wild game) and their germplasm
- Fresh meat from ungulates
- Meat products from ungulates that have not been subject to specific treatment D1 or higher (including wild game)
- Milk, colostrum and their products, unless subjected to treatment as defined in Article 4 of Regulation 2010/605
- Animal by-products, unless treated to effectively mitigate the risk of FMD
The UK Government confirmed on Tuesday 14th January 2025, that it will no longer approve health certificates for animals, fresh meat and animal products susceptible to the disease to prevent its spread to the UK where there are currently no confirmed cases. Source: the BBC
These restrictions apply from today (Wednesday 15th January), until further notice.
Full details of the announcement can be found by clicking here.
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