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<p>The data we have relates to seizures of “products of animal origin, contaminated
goods and packaging” (not necessarily just meat) reported to Defra by English PHAs
only. Any seizures made by other officials or seizures not reported to Defra are not
included here. The data below relates to all EU and Rest of World imports.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of
seizures of products of animal origin reported to Defra by English Port Health Authorities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
weight (kilogrammes)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 (w/c 22 October 2022-w/c
31 December 2022 inclusive)</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>4,123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023
(w/c 7 January 2023 to 30 December 2023 inclusive)</p></td><td><p>622</p></td><td><p>53,879</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024
(w/c 6 January 2024 to w/c 27 January 2024 inclusive)</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>7,572</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>709</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65,574</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>There are rules for bringing food or animal products into Great Britain
(GB) for personal use, depending on the country that the traveller is coming from.
There are restrictions on meat, dairy and other products.</p><p> </p><p>African swine
fever (ASF) cases in Europe in 2022 represented new “jumps” in disease distribution
towards the United Kingdom. While we consider that the overall risk of entry of ASF
virus into the UK from all combined pathways remains at medium, the particular pathway
of human-mediated transport of non-commercial, infected products from the EU is considered
to be high risk. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) conducts outbreak risk
assessments on ASF in the EU, published here <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fafrican-swine-fever-in-pigs-and-boars-in-europe&data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca5af9722cebf49b5be4b08dc4d7223a8%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638470399819769241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gE%2FKCR5tKPguo%2FVWa1WsXhdO6LRssdjtdfNmssdCom0%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/african-swine-fever-in-pigs-and-boars-in-europe</a>
and attached to this answer.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, we announced controls restricting
the movement of pork and pork products into GB to help safeguard Britain's pigs. Travellers
are no longer allowed to bring pork or pork products weighing over two kilograms into
GB, unless they are produced to the EU’s commercial standards. The controls, which
came into force in September 2022, strengthen the standards for bringing pork and
pork products into GB from the EU and EFTA states. This measure helps limit possibly
infected pig meat being brought into GB through various means, such as in passengers’
luggage or in vehicles.</p>
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