Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Recommendation 18
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No effective deterrent exists for meat smuggling, allowing smugglers to operate with impunity.
Conclusion
There is currently no effective deterrent to meat smuggling and smugglers are operating with impunity as a result. Defra’s proposal to crush vans carrying illegal imports is not a silver bullet for this issue and may be challenging to practically implement at the border. (Conclusion, Paragraph 46)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 11 November 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗