§ Mr. RichardsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the countries which export beef and beef products to the United Kingdom; and what measures are in place to ensure all imported products conform with current public health criteria. [211]
§ Mrs. BrowningIn 1996, beef—including beef carcass meat, bovine offal and preparations of beef meat and bovine offal—originating from the following countries has been exported to the United Kingdom.
- Argentina
- Australia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Canada
- Mauritius
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Paraguay
- Romania
- Swaziland
- USA
- Uruguay
- Zimbabwe.
Separate information is not available for exports of beef products into the United Kingdom. However, meat products—which may or may not have contained beef—originating from the following countries have been exported to the United Kingdom.
- Argentina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Canada
- Croatia
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- New Zealand
- Norway
261 - Poland
- Singapore
- Thailand
- USA.
Note:
This information, as recorded in overseas trade statistics, is provisional.Separate information covering imports from other member states is not readily available.
All consignments of fresh meat imported into the UK, whether from other member states or third countries, must have been produced in accordance with harmonised Community rules laid down in Council directive 64/433/EEC (as amended). In the case of meat products the harmonised rules are laid down in Council directive 77/99 (as amended).
Community rules require that all imports of third country animal products enter the Community through approved border inspection posts where they are subject to official checks to verify compliance with public and animal health import conditions.
262WFor imports from other member states, the member state of origin is responsible for ensuring that exported goods comply with Community rules. Those receiving such goods are also required to check and report any discrepancies to the competent authority in the member state of destination.