In out evaluation of risk foot and mouth disease of March 26, we said that in the situation as to today we see no difference between private and commercial import of meat and meatproducts and milk and milkproducts as far as risk for introduction of FMD is concerned . F rom what we now have learned, the risk for introduction of FMD related to commercial import of meat seems to be somewhat less than for private import. The commercially imported products come from enterprises that are approved with respect to export. In addition information has to be given in relation to import of such products. Thus there is a certain control with such products, and if necessary import can be banned.
Similar evaluations seem to have been made in Denmark and Sweden.
There is still uncertainty concerning routes of spread of infection of FMD on the Continent. I t is still considered necessary to maintain the extraordinary efforts in order to prevent that risk material shall be introduced to Norway. A ccording to that stated above it may be relevant to adjust the evaluation of risk of introduction of FMD as far as import of meat from certain countries is concerned, i.e. countries which have not imported live cloven hoof animals from FMD countries during the critical period.