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<p>Biosecurity is a top priority for the Government, not only to protect consumers,
but also to ensure that trading partners and industry have strong assurance of the
UK's standards of food safety, animal and plant health.</p><p>Since 1 January 2021,
the UK has put in place strict biosecurity controls on the highest risk imports of
animals, animal products, plants and plant products from the EU. These controls on
the highest risk goods will remain in place. We constantly review whether further
safeguards are needed and have a scientific process to assess and respond to changing
biosecurity threats.</p><p>Existing pre-notification requirements and the four-hour
derogation for pre-notification will continue for all products of animal origin. Traders
must continue to pre-notify to maintain traceability of imports and to allow UK authorities
to collect essential data to inform design decisions. Traceability is vital for identifying
consignments posing potential risk and allows us to properly manage any biosecurity
incidents.</p>
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