HL Deb 10 May 2001 vol 625 c228WA
The Earl of Caithness

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How foot and mouth can be imported from overseas in meat for human consumption. [HL1687]

Baroness Hayman

European Community animal and public health controls ensure that legally imported meat does not bring with it the risk of disease. It is nevertheless possible that illegally imported meat from an FMD infected country may carry the foot and mouth virus.