Food products seized at airports

FOOD products from more than 70 non-EU countries, some of which have endemic foot-and-mouth disease, have been seized from passengers arriving at Dublin Airport recently.

An average of more than 2,000 kgs of illegal food products from outside the EU was seized by the Department of Agriculture each month between February and June this year.

Food products totalling 12,134 kgs or 12.1 tons were recovered by officials in 2,476 seizures in the period, during which they interviewed 158,507 passengers. The products included chicken, pork, salami, beef, and cheese.