Dover checks find unlabelled meat and illegal pesticide residues on imports

Concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of the UK’s border controls, after vehicles importing food were found to contain unlabelled meat and flax seeds with illegally high pesticide residue levels.

Abi Kay
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Dover checks find unlabelled meat and illegal pesticide residues on imports

Concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of the UK’s border controls, after vehicles importing food from Eastern Europe were found to contain rotten, unlabelled meat and flax seeds with illegally...

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