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Borders branded 'inadequate' as banned products pass through unchecked

New report says past government's port 'vision' has left Defra with no effective system to protect biosecurity

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A new report warns UK borders are not adequate
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A new report warns UK borders are not adequate

MPs have branded the UK's commercial animal and plant imports system as 鈥榠nadequate' as findings reveals banned products continue to pass through our border unchecked. No effective system The study...

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