Policy paper

Foot and mouth disease control strategy for Great Britain

This document describes how a suspect case and outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) would be managed in Great Britain (GB).

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Foot and Mouth Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain

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This document describes how a suspect case and outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) would be managed in Great Britain (GB) and the measures to be applied within the framework of European Union (EU) and national law.

It also describes the measures and wider framework in place for reducing the risk of an incursion of FMD.

Published 29 November 2011