Reminder of dairy and meat importing restrictions

People are reminded of temporary restrictions on personal imports of dairy and meat ahead of Christmas.

The restrictions were brought in on 16 May, the Government of Jersey said.

It said it was due to several "diseases of concern", including foot and mouth disease in Europe and while there were no cases in Jersey it wanted to protect Jersey's livestock. The government said commercial imports were still allowed as they underwent other biosecurity controls.

It said people who travelled over Christmas could not bring fresh meat, dairy products, animal by-products, or live susceptible animals from the EU, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Faroe Islands, Greenland or Norway.

The government said for commercial imports they would receive documents which would provide details including production date, origin of ingredients, and treatments that minimised risk.

There would also be physical checks carried out, it added.

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