African swine fever

Alistair Carmichael has called on the Government to increase funding to the agency to avoid further risk to UK farmers

Dover Port Health Authority takes to social media to share worries of illegal food arrivals

Defra estimated an ASF outbreak could cost the UK between £10 million to £100 million

Further outbreaks causing concern among border farmers

Dr Jason Aldiss, of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers, said: "With resources stretched thin due to the conflict, farmers are struggling to protect their herds, further jeopardising their livelihoods."

National Pig Association chief executive Lizzie Wilson told visitors to the Pig and Poultry Fair in Birmingham that worrying amounts of illegally imported pigmeat being seized at the Port of Dover increased the UK's exposure to ASF

Italy has announced plans to send soldiers to hunt wild boar as it looks to protect its prosciutto and sausage industry from African swine fever (ASF)

The National Pig Association has called for all non-commercial meat imports to be made illegal

It comes as ASF is found for the first time in Sweden

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.