17-04-2025
Guernsey vets urge ban on meat and dairy imports from EU
States veterinary officers and the Guernsey Border Agency are asking people not to import any meat or dairy products for personal use or consumption into the Bailiwick from the is to protect local livestock from risk of infection from foot and mouth disease (FMD), however the disease poses no risk to human health, said the follows the UK Government's decision to ban personal imports of meat and dairy products from the officers said they would be asking the committee for home affairs for a formal prohibition to be introduced as soon as possible.
FMD is a highly infectious virus that causes blisters inside an animal's mouth and under their hooves, and can cause lameness and problems with products of animal origin, like meat and dairy, could potentially be contaminated with FMD.
