The UK Food Standards Agency’s National Food Crime Unit (FSA’s NFCU) has made an arrest as part of an ongoing investigation into a case of suspected food fraud.

The suspected case of food fraud involves document falsification to allow the illegal movement of cattle, having potentially adverse impacts on the food chain. According to FSA, a joint operation with NFCU, West Yorkshire Police, and South Yorkshire Police led to an “emergency slaughter of cattle on farms” on November 6, 2024.

West Yorkshire police arrested one man who was later interviewed by NFCU and released under investigation. Working with South Yorkshire Police, NFCU also executed a search warrant at a business in South Yorkshire, where a number of items were seized.

The investigation is ongoing, and NFCU tells the public that there is no food safety risk at this time.