28 Aug 2024 --- Leading meat associations have raised growing concerns about the risk of African Swine Fever (ASF) arriving in the UK due to a lack of border control resources to stop infected meat illegally passing through ports and other entry points. The government says preventing an outbreak remains one of its “key biosecurity priorities.”The National Pig Association (NPA) and British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) say the risk of the disease getting into the UK “is massive,” and recent reports of border control cuts are “just the tip of the iceberg” of a growing problem that needs urgent action.
