Following the BTOM 1st Milestone Implementation on 31st January – The introduction of health certification on imports of medium risk animal products, plants, plant products and high risk food and feed of non-animal origin from the EU, for information purposes please find attached below documents as follows: 

  1. BTOM Compliance and Enforcement Approach January 2024 – The UK’s new Sanitary & Phytosanitary import Regime – Requirements for traders;
  2. Info note_PandRs – Update on minced meats, meat preparations and mechanically separated meat;
  3. Border Bulletin – Border Target Operating Model – 31st January 2024 Guidance, incl. Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) Contact details;
  4. The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Controls (SPS) technical Q/A has now been published on gov.uk: Technical questions and answers about Sanitary and Phytosanitary Controls (SPS) – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)