Politicians have called for funding to be maintained for meat inspections after hearing evidence on the scale of products being seized at the border.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee examined biosecurity measures for animal and plant imports to the UK. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for product of animal origin imports.
The committee has written to Sue Hayman, Defra Minister for biosecurity and borders, to request a timeline of the agency’s response to … Read the rest
