UK farmers sue labs over foot-and-mouth outbreak

A group of farmers in the UK is suing two laboratories blamed for an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

A group of farmers in the UK is suing two laboratories blamed for an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

Their businesses were affected when the virus spread in Surrey, England last year.

The claim has been brought against the two labs at the Pirbright facility, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Hilary Benn.

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