Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106687

Meat: Disease Control

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure imported meat does not adversely impact disease prevention in farming and animal disease prevention zones.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Meat import controls include measures to prevent spread of animal disease such as veterinary health certification and border control post checks. On farm biosecurity plays a key role in protecting farms from exotic diseases and can mitigate the risk of sp...

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