New measures to protect against potato ring rot

DEFRA has announced stricter measures for potatoes imported from The Netherlands to strengthen protection against the risk of potato ring rot. All potatoes imported from the Netherlands will in future have to be pre-notified to Defra, an arrangement which is currently in place for imports of German and Polish potatoes. The measures are being introduced in response to new outbreaks of ring rot in the Netherlands and come into effect on March 7th.