UK bans personal imports of pork to prevent ASF

Published 2024년 10월 8일

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The UK government has prohibited personal imports of pork and pork products from the EU, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and Switzerland to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). The only exemption is products packaged to EU commercial standards, weighing no more than 2kg. The new regulations aim to safeguard the UK's £8 billion pig industry and its £600 million annual pork and pork product exports from an ASF outbreak, which could cost the industry between £10 million to £100 million. Despite the National Pig Association's call for a total ban on personal imports, the government is keeping its policy on personal meat and dairy imports under review.

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The British government has banned personal imports of pork and pork products from the EU, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and Switzerland to protect the UK pig industry from an outbreak of African Swine Fever. Those found to bring pork or pork products illegally may be fined up to £5,000 in England. Products will be seized and destroyed on arrival. The only exception are products manufactured and packaged to EU commercial standards that weigh less than a maximum of 2kg. The new safeguarding rules will help protect UK livestock by mitigating its spread across the border to the UK, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) says. An outbreak of ASF could have a significant impact on the UK’s £8 billion pig industry, as well as its annual pork and pork product exports worth £600 million. It is estimated that an outbreak could cost the UK between £10 million to £100 million. Biosecurity Minister Baroness Hayman said: ‘’African Swine Fever is a deadly disease ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult