EU sets date for return of UK meat exports

British beef and lamb exports are set to resume on October 12 – as long as there are no more foot-and-mouth outbreaks beyond an existing 200km high-risk area in Surrey.

The decision was taken today by EU veterinary experts from the 27 member states, although the whole of Great Britain would remain a “high-risk” category area with strict conditions surrounding the consumption of meat exports from most of the country.