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<p>We have been advised by the Food Standards Agency that in accordance with European
Union legislation, all consignments of meat, imported into the United Kingdom (UK)
must be presented for official controls at designated Border Inspection Posts (BIPs)
in the UK. All consignments must undergo documentary and identity checks to ensure
they are the products attested in the required animal and public health certificate
accompanying each consignment. In addition, 20% of all meat, including offal, and
products of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine species, passing through
the BIP, must undergo a physical check, which may include a laboratory test. This
rate is increased to 50% for poultry, rabbit and game meat. We have no reports of
imported fat being presented as meat products from these controls.</p><p> </p>
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