The government says up until now, most goods from the EU - other than the highest risk items - have been entering the UK without checks.
Changes to the way the UK imports food, animal and plant products come into force today in Dover - aimed at improving our biosecurity.
It comes after 31 January this year, when the government began phasing in its new Border Target Operating Model for all imports of animal and plant products from the European Union .“Medium risk” and “high risk” goods now require health certificates, which in the case of animal products need to be signed off by a vet to show they meet UK standards - which are currently the same as EU standards.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, said: "It is essential that we introduce these global, risk-based checks to improve the UK’s biosecurity. "We are also doing a great deal to embed technology at the border and are continuously piloting new ideas and systems with input from industry.”
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