Around 300kg (661lb) of meat has been confiscated at the Ports of Felixstowe and Harwich in a crackdown on illegal meat imports.
Suffolk port health officials and Border Force are running a joint operation to try to prevent African Swine Fever from entering the UK.
Mainland European pig farmers have been battling to control the spread of the viral disease which can be deadly to pigs and boars although humans are not susceptible.
Food inspectors at Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA) indentified, inspected and seized more than 300kg of illegal meats discovered by Border Force officials coming in from European Union (EU) countries.
Richard Jacobs, port health manager of SCPHA, said: "This joint operation will further our mission of the protection of public and animal health while strengthening our long-standing relationship with Border Force.
"Every day our over 100 team members check imported food and animal products to ensure they’re safe for use and consumption, while rejecting imports that fail UK health standards. Such experience is vital to reducing the chances an ASF outbreak in Britain."
Following a risk assessment by the Animal and Plant Health Agency on the threat of ASF, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) announced new controls restricting the movement of pork and pork products into Britain to help safeguard the UK’s pig population.
Travellers from the EU are no longer allowed to bring pork or pork products weighing more than 2kg into Britain unless they are produced to the EU's commercial standards.
A total of 11 SCPHA team members have been given training and powers to examine meats found by Border Force in vehicles, trailers and containers arriving at the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich.
They can seize any pork without verified packaging which weighs more than the personal allowance - and other meats that could be contaminated.
"We’ve seized over 300kg of meats across two weeks, which shows how serious the threat is," said one SCPHA inspector.
Another added that he was "proud" the newly formed teams at SCPHA were helping to protect pork producers from the potentially devastating effects of ASF on pig populations and the economy.
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