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What does ‘Unknown’ food chain status mean on the National ChipChecker?
What does ‘Unknown’ food chain status mean on the National ChipChecker?

If my horse has an unknown status regarding food chain status, what does this mean?

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Written by Lauren Ball
Updated over a week ago

The ‘Unknown’ status only occurs in a few instances, and means that the food chain status was not recorded properly when the passport was issued. Typically, an unknown status will be treated as ‘Excluded’ for safety reasons but this is not always the case. 

 
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