Government accepts Foot and Mouth recommendations

The government has accepted all 26 of the main recommendations made by Sir Iain Anderson on the response to the 2007 outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Sir Iain was asked by the government to chair a review of the government’s reaction to the 2007 Foot and Mouth disease outbreak. Sir Iain conducted an inquiry into the 2001 outbreak, and was asked to review his lessons drawn from the 2001 outbreak and identify any others arising from the current outbreak.