UK bans EU cheese and meat imports to prevent foot and mouth disease spreading - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vpp8zzd7o.amp

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danielquinn@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Well shit. What good is pasta without parmesan? And no feta? Gouda? How is life worth living without good cheese?

fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk · 11 pts · 1y

Oddly it looks like the article is only referring to people coming back from holiday, bringing a bit of meat or cheese with them. It doesn't seem to cover the cargo ships full of the stuff.

Obviously this makes sense, as whenever I go on holiday and bring back some delicious foreign cheese or meat, the first thing I always do is go down to my local farm and share it out with all the animals :)

danielquinn@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
Oneser@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Can foot and mouth pass through the meat and cheese? I thought food products remained safe during F&M outbreaks...

BrexitBrokeBritain@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 1y

Many years ago, I forget how many, a case of foot and mouth disease was traced to a salami sandwich discarded by a walker. The outbreak was confined to one farm with the only possible source being a transfer from someone on the footpath.

deadcatbounce@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 1y

Foot in mouth*

rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1y

Oh fuck. Well, always the local morgue to raid 👍