Defra Recognises Former Containment Zone as Free from Foot-and-Mouth Disease Effective 14th May 2025
Defra has reviewed the actions taken by the German Competent Authority in response to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that was confirmed on 10th January 2025 and concluded that the area of Germany previously covered by the containment zone can be recognised as free of foot-and-mouth disease from 14th May 2025.
As a result, the suspension of import restrictions from the containment zone (as defined in the ‘Parts of Germany restricted due to FMD outbreaks’ document) have been lifted for the following affected commodities, provided all other import conditions, including all the attestations in the health certificates, can be met:
- Live (including non-domestic) ruminant and porcine animals, including wild game, and their germplasm
- Fresh meat from ruminant and porcine animals (including chilled and frozen)
- Meat products from ruminant and porcine animals that have not been subject to specific treatment D1, D, C or B (including wild game)
- Raw and pasteurised milk and raw and pasteurised milk products of FMD-susceptible animals (including colostrum)
- Certain animal by-products
- Hay and straw
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