Import Restrictions: Foot and Mouth Disease in Cyprus
To inform you of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the Republic of Cyprus, and request that commercial imports of the following commodities from the Republic of Cyprus should be held until further notice:
- 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 heat treatment D1, D, C or B as defined in Annex 1 (including wild game)
- milk, colostrum and their products, unless subjected to treatment as defined in Article 4 of Regulation 2010/605 (see Annex 1)
- certain animal by-products derived from FMD-susceptible animals (a full list of which is provided in Annex 2)
- casings derived from FMD-susceptible species
- hay and straw
All consignments originating from Cyprus containing products of FMD-susceptible animals will be detained.
If the detention is not applied automatically in the system, the consignment must not be removed under any circumstances.
For more information please visit: 20 February 2026: Outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in Cyprus – GOV.UK
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