UK govt defends actions over Foot-and-Mouth
UK - The UK government has defended its handling of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks this summer, denying claims that they sounded the "all-clear" too soon.

FMD Blow To Exports And Industry
UK - The ban on exports is costing the UK farming industry in the region of £2 million per day.

FMD: Government Must Compensate Farmers
SURREY - The Tenant Farmers Association has described the news of a fresh outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Surrey as heartbreaking, reports Farming UK.

NI Back On Foot-And-Mouth Alert
NORTHERN IRELAND - Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew is to brief the Executive on Northern Ireland's response to the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak in England.

FMD Strain ‘Same’ As Previous One, Reports Say
SURREY - It is being reported that initial tests show the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak in Egham, in Surrey, is the same strain as the outbreak on two farms in the same county last month.

National Movement Ban And Slaughter On Suspicion
ENGLAND - Limited movements of animals susceptible to Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) will be allowed under strict biosecurity arrangements to address immediate welfare issues, in line with the contingency plan. The ban on movements of animals susceptible...

Defra Confirms New Foot-And-Mouth Case
SURREY - Initial laboratory tests on the samples taken this morning from the cattle on the holding in Surrey where disease was suspected have indicated the presence of Foot and Mouth Disease.

Foot and Mouth Might Be Back! - Temporary Control Zone Established In Surrey
SURREY - This morning a Temporary Control Zone has been put around a grazing area in Surrey. The cattle are to be culled on suspicion of the disease whilst laboratory test results are awaited.

EU drops most foot-and-mouth restrictions on the export of British meat, animals
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said Tuesday it would ease restrictions on the movement of animals and animal products from Britain after an EU veterinary panel said last month's outbreak of food-and-mouth disease was now "fully contained."

Scottish Farmers Anger at Biosecurity Failures
UK - Scotland’s farming community is reacting with anger to the official reports today which outline serious biosecurity lapses at the facility that appears to have caused the 2007 foot and mouth outbreak; an outbreak that has cost farmers millions of...

Foot-and-mouth labs must be made safer, say farm leaders
IRELAND - Irish farmers have called for the Pirbright laboratory at the centre of last month's foot and mouth (FMD) outbreak in Britain to be relocated to a safer, more protected facility away from a flood plain.

FMD disinfection points to be discontinued
IRELAND - Disinfection points at Irish ports and airports, introduced in the immediate aftermath of last month's outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain, are being discontinued with effect from tomorrow

FMD outbreak lab 'should stay shut'
UK - Angry farmers affected by the foot-and-mouth outbreak have said that the Government's Pirbright facility, blamed for leaking the disease, should not continue operating until the source is found.

Merial Statement Following Release Of UK Government Reports On Foot And Mouth Disease Outbreak In The UK
UK - Merial welcomes the HSE and Spratt reports issued this morning by DEFRA which do not find any biosecurity breach by Merial.

Publication Of Reports Into Foot And Mouth Outbreak In Surrey
LONDON - Defra has today published reports from the Health and Safety Executive and Professor Brian Spratt, of Imperial College London, into the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Surrey.

Five Breaches At Farm Disease Lab
UK - There were at least five breaches of bio-security at a lab connected with July's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, the BBC has learned.

Danish Slaughterhouse Closed Because Of Fear Of Foot-And-Mouth Disease
COPENHAGEN - Danish authorities Thursday closed a slaughterhouse because of fears that a cow had foot-and-mouth disease. The Danish Crown abattoir in Holstebro, 300 kilometers (190 miles) northwest of Copenhagen, suspended activities after a cow due...

Foot-And-Mouth Inquiry Points To Leaking Pipe At Research Laboratory
PIRBRIGHT - A leaking pipe was the likely source of this summer’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, a report is expected to conclude tomorrow.

Updated Timetable For Return To FMD-Free Status
UK - The timetable for the UK’s return to foot and mouth disease (FMD) free status has been updated.

VMD 'Has No Objection' To Merial Re-Starting FMD Vaccines
UK - The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has confirmed it has no objection to Merial re-starting manufacture of foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccines from stored, inactivated antigens at our Pirbright Centre. These antigens are fully safety tested....