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Canada and US lift foot-and-mouth disease restrictions on Germany, says German agricultural ministry

By Thomson Reuters Mar 10, 2026 | 6:31 AM

March 10 (Reuters) – Canada and the ​U.S. ‌have recognised Germany as free from ‌foot-and-mouth ​disease (FMD) ⁠and lifted ⁠restrictions on imports of meat and ​dairy products ⁠from ⁠the country, ​the German ​agricultural ministry said ‌on Tuesday.

Both countries had introduced ⁠these measures after a FMD ⁠outbreak ‌at ⁠a farm ​in ‌Brandenburg in ​January ⁠2025.

(Reporting by Linda Pasquini, Editing by Miranda ​Murray)