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Commission risk assessment and publish quarterly data on illegal animal product imports.

Recommendation
Defra should commission a risk assessment of the type published by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency in 2004 for the import of contaminated meat and meat products into Great Britain and subsequent exposure of livestock. It should model the probable amount of meat and dairy illegally imported per year, the probability that imported meat and dairy are contaminated with virus, the probability that the import of meat and dairy results in infection in GB livestock, and the amount of illegally 35 imported meat and dairy that is sold in GB. Furthermore, the Government should publish quarterly data relating to seizures of illegally imported animal products made at the border and inland, broken down by type. (Recommendation, Paragraph 27)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 11 November 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Timeline
Recommendation age 1.0 yr
Report published 08 Sep 2025