Controls on sheep and goat products to protect against peste des petits ruminants

The UK has introduced strict new controls on personal imports of meat, cheese and milk products

Alex Black
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Controls on sheep and goat products to protect against peste des petits ruminants

Strict new controls suspending personal imports of certain sheep and goat commodities, such as meat, cheese and milk products, have been announced to safeguard Britain's sheep and goat populations from...

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