UK limits personal import of pork

Published 2024년 10월 2일

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The UK Department for Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has imposed stricter regulations on personal imports of pork and pork products to prevent African swine fever, effective from 27 September. The ban includes pork and pork products from the European Economic Area, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Switzerland, unless they meet EU trade rules and weigh less than 2 kilograms. Non-compliance can result in a fine of nearly €6,000. Border control funding for 2024/25 is increased to €3.7 million. However, the British Pig Producers Association has highlighted that these measures do not address the issue of illegal pork imports facilitated by organized crime.

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The UK Department for Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has taken additional protective measures to prevent the introduction of African swine fever (ASF) into the country by tightening requirements for personal imports of pork and pork products. Since 27 September, personal imports of pork and pork products from the European Economic Area, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Switzerland have been banned. Unless these products have been manufactured and packaged in accordance with EU trade rules and weigh less than 2 kilograms. Infringements of the requirements for the import of pork and pork products are punishable by the equivalent of almost €6,000. Funding for border controls in this area has recently been increased and amounts to €3.7 ...

Source: Agrodigital