Why haven’t European dairy products and non-beef meat products been removed from supermarket shelves?
The only European origin meat and meat products that have been removed from shelves are those beef products that pose a BSE related safety risk to people. Some imported dairy products and non-beef meat and meat products have been stopped at the border to prevent the spread of FMD to animals, although AQIS has recently lifted some of these restrictions. The remaining products on supermarket shelves pose no threat to human health and food safety, and have therefore not been recalled from supermarkets. British Medical Journal Vol 322; March 2001 pp565-6. bmj.com The latest information on the restriction of imports to Australia to control FMD can be obtained at www.affa.gov.au/outputs/quarantine.html. For information about FMD in New Zealand see the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry website www.maf.govt.nz.
