HL Deb 24 February 2004 vol 658 c52WA
Lord Rotherwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Where illegal meat seized at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports are incinerated. [HL1304]

Lord Davies of Oldham

Illegal meat and products of animal origin seized by Customs are destroyed at incinerators approved under the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2003 and the Animal By-Products Regulations 2003. Seizures from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are destroyed at an incinerator at Edmonton in north London.

Lord Rotherwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is their policy on passengers entering the United Kingdom at airports with illegal meat for their own consumption. [HL1316]

Lord Davies of Oldham

Under the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2003 passengers are allowed to import meat from other EU member states and a small amount of meat from some other European countries provided that it is for their own consumption and is free from disease. Passengers from all other countries may not import any meat but may, depending on the country from which the passenger has arrived, import up to 1 kilogramme each of fish, shellfish, honey or eggs. Full details of the concessions are available on the Defra website.

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