Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak in Hungary

27th March 2025

Following confirmation on 7th March 2025 by the Hungarian Chief Veterinary Officer of the detection of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) of confirmed cases in a dairy herd in the Gyor area of Hungary, close to the Slovakia border, Hungary has now lost its FMD-free status. 

This means that: 

➡ EHCs for export of relevant products of animal origin from FMD susceptible animals in Hungary to GB can no longer be certified. 

The affected commodities:

• live (including non-domestic) ungulates (ruminants and porcine animals, including wild game) and their germplasm 

• fresh meat from ungulates 

• meat products from ungulates that have not been subject to specific treatment D1, D, C or B (including wild game) 

• milk, colostrum and their products, unless subjected to treatment as defined in Article 4 of Regulation 2010/605 

• animal by-products, unless treated to effectively mitigate the risk of FMD