illegal meat

Port authority says Gov must act immediately to avert health crisis

New report says past government's port 'vision' has left Defra with no effective system to protect biosecurity

EFRA Committee demands action after report finds there is no way of know how much illegal meat is entering the country

The food crime team discovered 1.9 tonnes of animal by-products at an illegal meat cutting plant in Southwark

Liberal Democrat MP Dr Danny Chambers said the UK needs to get serious and start preparing for the next animal disease outbreak

Defra minister accused of 'sidestepping' questions ahead of looming fresh produce changes

Body says the measures will help to protect consumers and businesses from increased fraud

The president of CLA, Victoria Vyvyan said letting in cheap food that was illegal to produce here was not trade, it was 'betrayal'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses President Donald Trump's 10% import tariffs and the impact on UK agriculture, the Farming Minister apologies to farmers who were unable to access SFI since its abrupt closure, the Government is warned not to go back on its word to seize and crush vehicles found to be importing illegal meat across the border, amid multiple disease threats, and the date for the new series of Clarkson's Farm has been announced

Pig farmer and chair of National Pig Association said criminal gangs bringing over illegal meal must be 'penalised', adding 'they see us as a very lucrative market right now'