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AIMS calls for total ban on personal imports of meat products

The trade association said this action was 鈥榠mperative' to protect the nation's livestock from imminent disease threats

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AIMS calls for total ban on personal imports of meat products

The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has called for the UK Government to urgently implement a ban on all personal imports of meat products derived from pigs and ruminants. SIGN UP NOW: Join...

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