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IMPORTANT UPDATE- Foot and mouth disease in Hungary – restrictions now include imports from Slovakia

Posted on March 7, 2025December 1, 2025 by Denise Rion

Defra have this evening ( 7:27pm 07/03/25) issued an update to their communications about the detection of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in a dairy herd in the Gyor area of Hungary, and the suspension today of the import of impacted products (see background section below).

They have also released detail of a webinar to be held on Monday 10th March 12:30pm-1:15pm.
Based on a risk assessment, they are now including restrictions on impacted imports from the whole of Slovakia as well as the whole of Hungary.

Webinar

Defra’s subject matter experts are holding a webinar for importing businesses, their agents and trade associations on Monday 10 March, 12:30pm to 1:15pm on Microsoft Teams. Please use this link to register.

Background

FMD is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle, sheep, pigs and other cloven-hoofed animals. It causes very significant economic losses, due to production losses in the affected animals and due to the loss of access to foreign markets for animals, meat and milk for affected countries. FMD does not infect humans and does not pose a food safety risk.

Defra are in contact with Hungarian and Slovakian counterparts and are working closely with the Devolved Governments to prevent an incursion from imported goods. We will keep you updated as the investigation progresses.

What is the impact on the import of live animals and meat products from Hungary and Slovakia into Great Britain?

Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) has suspended the import of the following commodities to Great Britain from Hungary and Slovakia, following an outbreak of FMD that was confirmed on 7 March 2025:

live (including non-domestic) ungulates (ruminants and porcine animals, including wild game) and their germplasm

fresh meat (includes chilled and frozen) from ungulates

meat products from ungulates that have not been subject to specific treatment D1, D, C or B (including wild game)

milk, colostrum and their products, unless subjected to treatment as defined in Article 4 of Regulation 2010/605

animal by-products, unless treated to effectively mitigate the risk of FMD

We are also introducing restrictions on personal imports from Hungary and Slovakia, in line with those in place for FMD in Germany, and we’ll share more information on this shortly.

Definition of FMD-susceptible animals

FMD-susceptible animals under the Foot and Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006 means “a cow, bull, sheep, goat, deer, camel, llama, alpaca, guanaco, vicuna, any other ruminant, any swine (that is, a member of the suborder Suina of the order Artiodactyla), elephant or rodent (other than a pet rodent)”.

And under The Foot and Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006 means “means cattle, a sheep, goat, deer, camel, llama, alpaca, guanaco, vicuna, any other ruminant, any swine (that is, a member of the suborder Suina of the order Artiodactyla) or an elephant”.

Defra will be publishing further information on GOV UK.

What actions do businesses need to take?

Businesses are asked to suspend imports of impacted products from Hungary and Slovakia whilst the Hungarian authorities investigate the outbreak. If you have consignments containing impacted fresh meat, meat products or dairy products arriving into Great Britain from these countries from today, it is likely that they will be called to the Border Control Post at the point of entry by the Port Health Authority/Local Authority (PHA/LA) to undergo checks. Contact the PHA/LA at the point of entry for information on next steps. Please note that some PHAs/LAs do not operate at weekends. Full contact details are available on GOV UK.

Where goods are currently being held at the GB border due to the FMD cases in Hungary, Port Health Authorities and Local Authorities can support businesses to return goods to Hungary or Slovakia, with agreement of the veterinary authorities in the EU, using standard processes. Please contact the PHA/LA at the port of entry where your goods are being held for information.

Where these products have recently arrived in GB and the EHC was signed in good faith before the presence of FMD in Hungary was confirmed, we urge businesses not to put this product into the GB supply chain.

Investigations in Hungary relating to the emergence of disease and possible distribution are not complete. Many of the products will be safe but the GB authorities will aim to trace and remove those products that originated close to the outbreak, in a timeframe where FMD infection or contamination was possible.

FMD – action to take to ease processing delays

We understand that enhanced controls for Hungarian and Slovakian FMD-susceptible meat, meat products, milk and milk products may present a challenge for traders, and we appreciate your cooperation and support for keeping Great Britain FMD-free.

The following are actions that you and/or your agent can take to help mitigate some of the most common causes of processing delays that we’re currently seeing at the border. Please pass to your agent for information.

1. Multiple CHEDs under the same MRN.

Where a load or container consists of a mixed load or groupage, there is an increased risk that the SPS hold on the customs declaration will not be lifted if one or more of the consignments in the load requires an inspection.

Example: an agent or importer has correctly submitted 3 separate CHED import notifications in IPAFFS for 3 consignments in a vehicle’s load. All 3 are correctly recorded on the customs declaration in CDS.

Checking on IPAFFS, two of the consignments have been cleared as valid but one is still undergoing documentary checks and has not yet been cleared. An SPS hold is showing on the customs declaration in CDS.

Once all 3 CHEDS are cleared as valid by the Port Health Authority, the SPS hold is removed from the customs declaration and HMRC/Border Force can release the load if no further customs checks are required.

Action: Traders and their agents are asked to check the status of their consignments via IPAFFS and CDS and where necessary discuss options to minimise delays with the Port Health Authority/Local Authority (PHA/LA) at the point of entry. These may include devanning and separating the consignments. This is likely to require the resubmission of the customs declaration for the load.

2. Removal of consignments for inspections.

Action: You or your agent should amend the customs declaration to remove any cancelled CHEDs. If the customs declaration is not amended, the SPS hold will persist because CDS is not able to access the inspection decision for the cancelled CHED.

Consignments will not be released until the customs declaration is amended and the SPS hold lifted. In exceptional cases where the CDS entry cannot be amended, the National Clearance Hub can issue a manual release. NCH will NOT release holds for any other reason.

3. Consignment remains under an SPS hold in CDS

Where a consignment is still under an SPS hold on CDS despite all SPS checks being complete and all CHEDs showing as valid on IPAFFS, this may be due to inconsistencies in data entry between the CHED import notification and the customs declaration.
Action: Traders and agents should check both submissions and amend as necessary. The most common errors include:

the CHED reference number being incorrectly entered into CDS

commodity codes not aligning

non-English characters/text copied and pasted into CHED fields on IPAFFS.

the final destination is not a recognised GB address / country code is not given as GB.

If you or your agent require further information on any of these actions, please contact the PHA/LA at your consignments’ point of entry into GB.

Common questions and answers

These are the most common questions we’ve received from importing businesses and agents. We will update this list regularly.

Are consignments accompanied by EHCs that were signed before or on the day of the confirmation of the outbreak (7th March) in Hungary and restrictions on Slovakia still allowed into GB?

All foot and mouth disease susceptible consignments from the whole of Hungary and Slovakia are being detained.

What live animals are included / are considered FMD susceptible?

Live (including non-domestic) ungulates (ruminants and porcine, including wild game) and their germplasm.

Are restrictions only on fresh meat that is not processed?

The restrictions have been placed on all fresh meat (including chilled and frozen), live animals and processed meat that does not meet the processing/treatment requirements.

Are there restrictions on meat that has been processed? What’s the definition of processed?

Meat products from ungulates that have not been subject to specific treatment D1, D, C or B (including wild game), milk, colostrum and their products unless subjected to treatment as defined in Article 4 of Regulation 2010/605

Is it only meat from the Hungarian region that is affected?

The loss of disease freedom covers the whole of Hungary and Slovakia and therefore the restrictions apply to both those countries as a whole.

What do we do about meat that’s already on the shelves in supermarkets?

These products do not need to be removed. However we urge traders not to put impacted products into the GB supply chain – much of it will be safe, but for that which originated close to the outbreak in a timeframe where FMD infection or contamination is possible we will want to trace it and remove it.

Are there any restrictions on research and diagnostic samples?

Traders can continue to import research and diagnostic samples from Hungary or Slovakia if they comply with the import conditions in general import authorisation IMP-GEN-2024-13, which must accompany the consignment.

Are there any restrictions on non-harmonised animal by-products or display items?

Certain types of animal by-products (ABP) (not for human consumption) have no specific import rules laid down in the ABP Regulations and are not required to be imported with a health certificate – these are often referred to as ‘non-harmonised’ products.

From April 2024, general import authorisations have been available for use by traders to import any type of non-harmonised ABP or display items from EU and EFTA member states.

To prevent the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease, following a case being confirmed in Hungary, the general import authorisation for non-harmonised ABP (IMP/GEN/2025/01) has been revoked and replaced with a new authorisation (IMP/GEN/2025/03), and the general import authorisation for display items (IMP/GEN/2025/02) has been revoked and replaced with a new authorisation (IMP/GEN/2025/04). Both are available here:

General licences and authorisations to import live animals or animal products – GOV.UK

These new authorisations will need to be used by traders immediately.

These new general import authorisations cannot be used for non-harmonised ABP or display items originating from Hungary or Slovakia that have been obtained from any of the following animals:

cow, bull, sheep, goat, deer, camel, llama, alpaca, guanaco, vicuna, any other ruminant, any swine (that is, a member of the suborder Suina of the order Artiodactyla), elephant or rodent (other than a pet rodent).

If an importer wishes to import these types of products, they must now apply to CIT using an IV58 application form. A specific import authorisation will be issued subject to a satisfactory assessment of the application. The product must not be imported without an accompanying specific import authorisation.

Can products that have been restricted and held at the border be returned to Hungary and Slovakia?

Yes, goods that have been held at the border as a consequence of the outbreak of FMD in Hungary and Slovakia can be returned to Hungary and Slovakia on a voluntary basis subject to agreement by the veterinary authorities in the EU.

Do the restrictions resulting from FMD outbreak in Hungary and Slovakia affect only medium and higher risk categories for POAO, or are products currently categorised as low risk affected too?

The restrictions have been placed on all products irrespective of the risk profile that are covered by the published guidance. The risk profiles won’t be changed as a result of this outbreak.

Where the low risk product needs to be treated to a certain level to conform to the requirements as set out in the Foot and Mouth notice, evidence of this treatment must be provided. Contact the PHA/LA at the point of entry for advice.

Can Hungararian and Slovakian Official Veterinarians still sign Export Health Certificates (EHCs) to import SPS products to GB?

Hungary has now lost its FMD-free status and based on a risk assessment we are including restrictions from the whole of Slovakia. As such, GB EHCs for export of products of animal origin from FMD-susceptible animals (including pigs) from Hungary and Slovakia can no longer be certified.

Is meat or product from pigs or any other FMD-susceptible species sourced outside of Hungary and Slovakia but slaughtered in Hungary and Slovakia under this restriction?

Regardless of the origin of the pigs, the export would be from Hungary or Slovakia and as such would require an EHC signed by an OV in Hungary or Slovakia. As a consequence of Hungary and Slovakia ( based on risk) losing FMD freedom this certificate could no longer be signed.

What about consignments with EHCs already signed?

EHCs already signed were done so in good faith before the presence of FMD in Hungary and Slovakia was confirmed. However, this product currently is risky because the investigations in Hungary or Slovakia relating to the emergence of disease and possible distribution is not complete. Where possible we have asked for these consignments to be held at BCPs for now.

We urge traders not to put this product into the GB supply chain – much of it will be safe but for that which originated close to the outbreak in a timeframe where FMD infection or contamination is possible we will want to trace it and remove it.

What about mixed loads?

Non-Foot and Mouth impacted consignments

Where a vehicle or trailer contains multiple consignments, and one or more of those consignments have been detained, it is permitted to release those consignments that have not been detained.

Foot and Mouth impacted consignments

Where a vehicle or a trailer has been detained at a BCP containing Hungary or Slovakia origin animal origin products subject to Foot and Mouth restrictions and otherwise compliant non-Hungarian or Slovakian origin animal origin products, it is permitted to split the load and sometimes the consignment and release the non-Hungary or Slovakia origin animal origin consignments in certain circumstances. These circumstances include:

Where fresh meat consignments are wrapped and packaged in such a way as to minimise the likelihood of cross contamination. For example, where the POAO is sealed and in end consumer packaging or when boxed and there is no evidence of cross contamination between the boxes.

Where the frozen consignments are well packaged in boxes and the meat within is not in direct contact with the Hungary or Slovakia origin POAO.

Splitting of the consignment is not possible where the POAO subject to Foot and Mouth restrictions is in direct contact or close non barrier contact with the non-impacted consignment, Or, where splitting the consignments would result in direct contact or the potential for direct or very close non barrier contact. For example, where there are hanging carcasses within a vehicle trailer of mixed origin all the carcasses in the consignments (and all consignments in the load) would be detained.

Given the range of circumstances in which goods can be presented to the BCP, BCP inspectors should apply professional judgement when deciding if there is a strong likelihood of cross contamination within a consignment, before rejecting non-Hungarian or Slovakian POAO products.

Contact points

Imports of animal products: for urgent questions about imports of animal products, including germinal products, contact the Port Health Authority or Local Authority at the Border Control Post (BCP) for the goods’ point of entry. Find the BCP and the PHA/LA contact information on GOV UK.

Imports of live animals: for urgent questions about imports of live animals, contact APHA.

IMPORTANT – Foot and mouth disease in Hungary – information for importers

Posted on March 7, 2025December 1, 2025 by Denise Rion

Defra have just issued important information for traders following confirmation on 7 March 2025 by the Hungarian Chief Veterinary Officer of the detection of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in a dairy herd in the Gyor area of Hungary, close to the Slovakia border. Hungary has now lost its FMD free status.

Defra are in contact with Hungarian counterparts and are working closely with the Devolved Governments to prevent an incursion from imported goods. We will keep you updated as the investigation progresses.

What is the impact on the import of live animals and meat products from Hungary into Great Britain?

Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) has suspended the import of the following commodities to Great Britain from Hungary, following an outbreak of FMD that was confirmed on 7 March 2025:

live (including non-domestic) ungulates (ruminants and porcine animals, including wild game) and their germplasm

fresh meat from ungulates

meat products from ungulates that have not been subject to specific treatment D1, D, C or B (including wild game)

milk, colostrum and their products, unless subjected to treatment as defined in Article 4 of Regulation 2010/605
animal by-products, unless treated to effectively mitigate the risk of FMD

Definition of FMD-susceptible animals

We will be publishing further information on GOV UK.

What actions do businesses need to take?

Businesses are asked to suspend imports of impacted products from Hungary whilst the Hungarian authorities investigate the outbreak. If you have consignments containing impacted fresh meat, meat products or dairy products arriving into Great Britain from today, it is likely that they will be called to the Border Control Post at the point of entry by the Port Health Authority/Local Authority to undergo checks. Contact the Port Health Authority at the point of entry today for information on next steps. Please note that some PHAs/LAs do not operate at weekends. Full contact details are available on GOV UK.

Where goods are currently being held at the GB border due to the FMD outbreak in Hungary, Port Health Authorities and Local Authorities can support businesses to return goods to Hungary, with agreement of the veterinary authorities in the EU, using standard processes. Please contact the PHA at the port of entry where your goods are being held for information.

Investigations in Hungary relating to the emergence of disease and possible distribution are not complete. Much of it will be safe but the GB authorities will aim to trace and remove those products that originated close to the outbreak, in a timeframe where FMD infection or contamination was possible.

We are setting up a call for traders on Monday and we will share the link and additional information in our next communication.

FMD – action to take to ease processing delays

We understand that enhanced controls for Hungarian FMD-susceptible meat products, milk and milk products from Hungary may present a challenge for traders, and we appreciate your cooperation and support for keeping Great Britain FMD-free.

1. Multiple CHEDs under the same MRN.

2. Removal of consignments for inspections.

If your supplier off-loads a particular consignment before it reaches Great Britain, and you or your agent cancels the accompanying CHED import notification in IPAFFS, it is important that you or your agent also amends the pre-lodged customs declaration in CDS to remove the relevant commodity codes and CHED reference number for the consignment. This also applies if you ask the PHA to cancel the CHED on your behalf.
Action: You or your agent should amend the customs declaration to remove any cancelled CHEDs. If the customs declaration is not amended, the SPS hold will persist because CDS is not able to access the inspection decision for the cancelled CHED.

3. Consignment remains under an SPS hold in CDS

Action: Traders and agents should check both submissions and amend as necessary. The most common errors include:

the CHED reference number being incorrectly entered into CDS

commodity codes not aligning

non-English characters/text copied and pasted into CHED fields on IPAFFS.

the final destination is not a recognised GB address / country code is not given as GB.

If you or your agent require further information on any of these actions, please contact the PHA at your consignments’ point of entry into GB.

Contact points

Imports of live animals: for urgent questions about imports of live animals, contact APHA.

Kind regards,

Trader Engagement & Readiness Team
Biosecurity, Borders and Trade Programme
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

NOT FOR EU LABELLING: BFFF TO REPRESENT MEMBERS ON DEFRA INDUSTRY WORKING GROUP

Posted on March 5, 2025December 1, 2025 by Denise Rion

On behalf our members the BFFF recently wrote to Emily Miles, Director General of Food, Biosecurity and Trade at Defra regarding ‘Not for EU’ labelling and the challenges and concerns it presents.

We are pleased to confirm that we have now received a response to that letter which explains Defra’s position and reassures us of their intentions.

As you will be aware, following stakeholder consultation, the Government did not proceed with the introduction of mandatory ‘not for EU’ labelling across GB on 1st October 2024, as had been the original intention. Instead, they will be monitoring supply into NI and are currently preparing legislation which will allow Ministers the option to apply ‘not for EU’ labelling in the future, if deemed necessary to safeguard that supply.

A new Industry Working Group is being established to support this, and we are pleased to confirm that BFFF will be represented on this group.

In the short term, we are reassured that any decision to bring such a requirement into force across GB will be communicated clearly and provide for a suitable transition period to give members time to adapt to the changes. Additionally, we are told that any change in approach will not mean members stock goes to waste: any products labelled ‘not-for-EU’ will still be able to be sold anywhere in the UK.

We will keep you updated as the work in this area progresses and of course, when the time comes, would welcome our members input into these important discussions.

ACORN RACKING SOLUTIONS HAS RECENTLY JOINED BFFF AS MEMBERS – THEY EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RACKING INSPECTIONS

Posted on March 5, 2025 by

What is a PRRS?

A PRRS is a ‘Person Responsible for Racking Safety’. It is a position designated by SEMA and the HSE in HSG76 (HSG 76 The HSE Manual on Warehousing and Storage) to oversee the use, operation and maintenance of your storage racks ensuring that the system remains serviceable and safe. They need to ensure that the racking is correctly installed, operated and maintained in accordance with SEMA guidelines and that the hierarchical approach to inspections is followed:

All damage is reported when it happens or as soon as it is seen.

Internal inspections are carried out on a weekly basis or some other regular interval based on a risk assessment.

‘Expert’ inspections by a technically competent person are carried out at least once a year. A written report should be submitted to the PRRS detailing damage and action required.

For all this to happen you need to have formal documented systems for reporting damage, defects and any other issues that may affect the safety of the operation, and then a follow up process to ensure the safe and timely offloading of damage according to its severity, and finally that repairs are undertaken as soon as possible.

Employees should receive training, information, and instruction on the safe operation of storage racks with particular attention paid to those parts that affect their safety and the safety of others. The person responsible for rack safety should help to educate staff on recognising potential risks, the importance of damage reporting as soon as it occurs and to create and promote a culture of safety within the workplace. Acorn Warehouse Solutions Ltd can supply onsite training to meet this need.

Normally your inspections will be conducted from ground level with the racking loaded, unless problems are detected at higher levels when a more detailed high-level investigation may be necessary. Alternatively, the level of occupancy may restrict the scope of inspection where damage is detected requiring offloading of the racks to allow a more detailed inspection and in such cases, you may also need to seek professional help. Automated and high bay systems also require inspection but given their nature and height a more specialised tailored programme can be adopted, and for this you should seek specialist advice.

As such the PRRS can be seen as an administrative role, but it makes sense that they have undergone some basic training to ensure they are aware of the needs and requirements for inspections so book them onto a rack safety and awareness training course where they will find out all about internal inspections and how to conduct them.

Should you require any information on racking standards or inspection, please contact us Tel: 01799 532024 Email: admin@awsltd.biz

HOW RISK ENGINEERING CAN HELP BUILD RESILIENCE IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Sam Parris

Food and beverage businesses are often perceived as a poor property risk by insurers. In this article, we look at how risk engineering can improve risk quality and turn perceptions around.

Risk engineering is the process of identifying hazards and minimizing their potential to cause damage or disruption. In a challenging risk landscape, having an experienced risk engineer to provide advice and guidance is invaluable.

How is the risk landscape changing?

A history of large-scale losses in the food and beverage sector has led to the perception among insurers that food and beverage companies carry out dangerous activities and use hazardous materials, such as combustible panels in buildings, particularly in the construction of cold stores. Building regulations often only cover minimum standards and are concerned with saving lives, not buildings.

Logistics hubs and distribution warehouses are getting bigger and using automated storage retrieval systems more frequently. They are often very intensely packed, and companies may be storing larger quantities of dangerous materials, such as high strength alcohol, for longer. Protection systems, such as sprinkler systems, may not have been designed to protect such large premises, leaving companies exposed to risks.

If a fire does break out in one of these very large warehouses, it can be difficult to control and may result in devastating losses that disrupt the supply chain. As many food and beverage companies rely on “just in time” production, this makes them vulnerable to supply chain interruption.

How can risk engineering help you get ahead of emerging challenges?

Getting risk engineers involved as early as possible in new building projects and in reviews of your existing facilities and their protection systems is key to mitigating risk. Risk engineers can help with:

Designing and planning new buildings or protection systems: Risk engineers can work with you and your consultants and contractors to review and approve new build projects and protection systems at the design, commissioning and installation stages. Getting risk engineers involved early can help you demonstrate that good construction and controls are in place and meet international standards.

Challenging perceptions of risk: Involving risk engineers can help you challenge perceptions of risk in the sector, and present your risks to prospective insurers effectively, so that you get the best value.

Creating a risk engineering programme: Having a structured risk engineering strategy, that focuses on managing and improving your risk profile, will give insurers reassurance that you have controls in place and that they are not exposed to avoidable losses. A risk engineer can work in partnership with you to create a strategy.

Carrying out an independent risk review: A risk engineer can provide an independent review of your existing and future site operations and risk controls, and provide advice and guidance on loss prevention, risk control and implementation of recommendations from insurers. They can provide reports on the status of impairments and pick up on changes to factories, machinery and constructions that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.

Estimation of losses: Loss estimate scenarios calculated by a risk engineer can help make sure you are buying the right level of cover. Loss estimates can also guide change in your business by showing how spending on protection systems could reduce risks and the scale of losses.

Business interruption studies: A business interruption study helps you assess risks and build business continuity plans to minimise the risk of loss. Risk engineers can provide full business interruption studies covering outage periods, service level agreements and potential bottlenecks or dependencies in supply chains.

Conclusion

Food and beverage businesses face various challenges and risks as manufacturing methods change and storage and distribution hubs grow larger. By involving risk engineers as early as possible in site reviews or the design and planning stages of a new building or protection system, you can use their expertise to mitigate risks and challenge insurer perceptions.

FARM TRANS JOINS INTERNATIONAL FOOD & DRINK EVENT 2025 IN LONDON

Posted on March 5, 2025March 6, 2025 by Ruud Heijsman

We are pleased to announce that Farm Trans will attend the International Food & Drink Event (IFE), from March 17 to 19, 2025, in London, United Kingdom. This event is a global meeting point for innovators in the food industry. We are excited to bring Farm Trans’ newest 4PL logistic solutions to this event!

The fair is organized in Excel London. You can find us in hall 12, stand number 3455. Our team of representatives will be happy to discuss our logistics solutions with you.

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