Financial Impact of FMD in Focus
UK - The severe financial impact of Foot and Mouth Disease on Scotland’s beef and lamb sectors has been put into sharp focus by the annual analysis of performance and profitability by the red meat promotion and development body, Quality Meat Scotland...

FMD Legal Case Launched
UK - The British National Farmers' Union-backed legal case brought by 14 farmers claiming damages following last year’s foot and mouth disease outbreak in South East England has been formally launched in the High Court.

Foot and Mouth Policy Under Review
SCOTLAND, UK - Scotland's plan for handling foot and mouth outbreaks is to be reviewed, environment secretary Richard Lochhead has said.

Foot-and-Mouth Controls Relaxed
UK - Foot-and-mouth restrictions have been lifted in parts of Surrey.

UK: Call for Major FMD Shake-up
UK - The Scottish and UK governments have been urged to renegotiate arrangements to prevent a repeat of the financial problems that emerged during last year's foot-and-mouth outbreak.

Glowing Report for Scottish Handling of FMD
SCOTLAND, UK - Quick and decisive action was taken by the Scottish Government to minimise the impact on livestock farmers during the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks last summer, according to a report published today.

MAF Biosecurity Endorses UK Animal Health Officials
UK - UK animal health officials have received a ringing endorsement from Barry O'Neil, deputy director general of MAF Biosecurity New Zealand and president of the World Organisation for Animal Health OIE.

Fight Goes on for FMD Pay-Outs
UK - The legal battle for compensation following last year’s foot-and-mouth outbreak is actively continuing behind the scenes, the NFU’s chief legal adviser has reassured farmers.

New On-Farm Quick Test for Foot-and-Mouth
UK - A rapid on-farm test has been developed to detect the foot-and-mouth disease.

FMD Free Status Puts UK Back on Tracks
UK - News the UK is now officially free of foot and mouth disease has been greeted with delight by both the British Pig Executive (BPEX) and the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX).

FMD Compensation Petition Delivered to Downing St
UK - NFU Scotland will this afternoon be delivering a petition to the door of number 10 Downing Street calling for full compensation for all those in rural Scotland affected by last year's foot and mouth outbreak.

Kendall Says Government FMD response was ‘disproportionate’
UK - NFU President Peter Kendall has told the Anderson Inquiry into the handling of last year’s foot-and-mouth outbreak that the Government’s response was ‘disproportionate’.

Foot-and-Mouth Rules to Continue
UK - Restrictions introduced after the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey will remain in place until September, the county council has said.

Foot and Mouth Disease Export Restrictions Lifted
UK - The European Commission has now adopted a decision that lifts the remaining Foot and Mouth Disease control measures in Great Britain. Resumption of normal EU movements and trading, particularly exports within the European Union can resume from...

Confessions at Pirbright
UK - Sir Bill Callaghan has today published his review of the regulatory framework for handling of animal pathogens in the United Kingdom.

Foot-And-Mouth Leak Lab ‘Should be Rebuilt’
UK - The government laboratory that was the source of this summer’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease should be closed and rebuilt, Whitehall’s chief scientist said yesterday.

Latest Lifting of FMD Restrictions Welcomed
UK - Farms in the area most directly affected by this summer’s foot and mouth outbreaks in the UK have been given the goahead to resume exporting meat following the lifting of some of the restrictions that were still in place.

The Fall-out - How Was it Handled in Scotland?
UK - NFU Scotland is asking its members for views on the Scottish Government’s response to the foot and mouth outbreak in Surrey earlier this year.

Farm Visit Highlights FMD Impact to Welsh Office Minister
WALES - The devastating impact of the recent foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak for Welsh farming families was brought home to Wales Office Minister Huw Irranca-Davies during a farm visit in Ceredigion last week.

The End of the Tunnel is in Sight.
UK - The next meeting of SCoFCAH, is Monday/Tuesday (3rd/4th Dec) next week, when DEFRA hope that it will be agreed that restrictions on exports to EU of products and fresh meat can be lifted so that certificates will no longer be required.