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<p>Our high animal welfare, environmental and biosecurity standards are of critical
importance to the UK and we are committed to ensuring those standards are maintained
when we leave the EU. We have been clear that we will not water down our standards
in pursuit of trade deals.</p><p> </p><p>As a member of the EU we share standards
of biosecurity with other Member States. This has facilitated the free movement of
these goods between Member States. In the short term those standards will not change.
Furthermore, to ensure minimum disruption at the UK border, we will not introduce
new border controls on these goods imported from the EU. Import requirements relating
to welfare will also be retained.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure we remain vigilant, we will
require advance notification of imports of high risk food and feed from the EU. This
includes products of animal origin and high risk food and feed not of animal origin.
The Food Standards Agency will be in a position to monitor those notifications so
that, in the event of a food incident occurring involving imported food or feed, it
will be able to respond effectively to safeguard public health by swiftly identifying
the point of entry to the UK and the spread of a problem. We will also be reviewing
our imports regime once we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>For imports from countries
outside the EU we will maintain the current controls, and consignments of animal products
will continue to be required to enter at UK Border Inspection Posts for veterinary
checks. Notification will be required using the UK Import of Products, Animals and
Food and Feed System. These controls will also apply to products of animal origin
that come from outside the EU, but travel through the EU before arriving in the UK.</p><p>
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