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Dover port officials see same vans 'over and over' bringing in illegal meat

Baroness Hayman has said she hoped the SPS agreement with the EU should help tackle the influx of illegal imports as she admitted Dover port facilities were 鈥榩oor鈥�

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Dover port officials see same vans 'over and over' bringing in illegal meat

The upcoming Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement between the UK and EU could help reduce the amount of illegal meat entering the UK. That was the message from Biosecurity Minister Baroness Hayman...

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