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| UK bans EU cheese and meat imports to prevent disease spreading | UK bans EU cheese and meat imports to prevent disease spreading |
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| The UK government has brought in a temporary ban on holidaymakers bringing in cheese and meat products from the EU in a bid to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. | The UK government has brought in a temporary ban on holidaymakers bringing in cheese and meat products from the EU in a bid to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. |
| Travellers have not been allowed to bring back items such as cured meat and cheese, including in sandwiches, since Saturday due to the growing outbreak on the continent. | |
| The restrictions apply regardless of whether the goods are packed or packaged, or bought from duty free. | The restrictions apply regardless of whether the goods are packed or packaged, or bought from duty free. |
| It follows an earlier ban of similar products from Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria after rising cases of the cattle disease in those countries. | It follows an earlier ban of similar products from Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria after rising cases of the cattle disease in those countries. |
| The restrictions apply to people arriving in Great Britain, not Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, or the Isle of Man. | The restrictions apply to people arriving in Great Britain, not Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, or the Isle of Man. |
| Products will be seized and destroyed if people try to bring them in, and in "serious cases" people could be fined up to £5,000. | Products will be seized and destroyed if people try to bring them in, and in "serious cases" people could be fined up to £5,000. |
| The list of restricted products includes: | The list of restricted products includes: |
| pork | pork |
| beef | beef |
| lamb | lamb |
| mutton | mutton |
| goat | goat |
| venison | venison |
| other products made from these meats, for example sausages | other products made from these meats, for example sausages |
| milk and dairy products like butter, cheese and yoghurt | milk and dairy products like butter, cheese and yoghurt |
| People can bring up to 2kg per person of powdered infant milk, infant food, or special food needed for medical reasons. | People can bring up to 2kg per person of powdered infant milk, infant food, or special food needed for medical reasons. |
| Foot and mouth disease is a highly infectious virus which causes blisters inside an animal's mouth and under their hooves, and can cause lameness and problems feeding. | |
| There are currently no cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK. | There are currently no cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK. |
| The last outbreak in the UK was in 2001. Although there were only 2,000 confirmed cases, more than six million sheep, cattle and pigs were slaughtered. | |
| This is because each of those cases meant a farm having all of its livestock killed and burned. |