Scottish food bodies have joined forces to “implore” the Government to avoid a no-deal Brexit situation that could cost the industry over £2bn in lost sales a year.
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Irish food producers have become more reliant on Britain as a market despite a growing threat from Brexit, new figures show. While the value of Irish food and drink exports fell by 4% in 2018, the agri-food sector became more dependent on the UK mark
Food standards must be protected after the UK leaves the EU, the farming industry has said.The National Farmers Union said it had heard enough "warm words" from ministers and action was needed now.
Defra’s top official has admitted the department’s no-deal Brexit plans increase the risk of food fraud and smuggling. Clare Moriarty, Defra’s permanent secretary, made the extraordinary confession when giving evidence to the Public Accounts Committe
The UK government has appointed David Rutley, who previously held senior executive positions at PepsiCo and Asda, minister to oversee and protect food supplies during Brexit amid fears of a no-deal scenario.
The government has appointed a minister to oversee the protection of food supplies through the Brexit process amid rising concerns about the effect of a no-deal departure from the European Union.
The government has appointed a minister to oversee the protection of food supplies through the Brexit process amid rising concerns about the effect of a no-deal departure from the European Union.
Defra said that Rutley, who once ran home shopping and
The FRC is delighted to announce the launch of the latest Food Brexit Policy Briefing.
As the UK prepares to leave the EU, there is a risk that food standards may be sacrificed to win trade agreements with non-EU states such as the USA. This report
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has opened a comment period on the approach to converting EU law for food and feed safety into UK law when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union next year.
The agency is seeking the views of businesses, consumer
The U.K. Government has launched the first of its "no-deal" Brexit scenarios for a number of different areas. There are to be approximately 70 notices in total, with the rest published between now and September.
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The National Farmers' Union ("NFU") has delivered a blunt statement urging the British government to put food security at the top of the political agenda, warning of the vulnerability of the country’s food supplies post-Brexit.
The report suggests th
New Food interviewed Professor Chris Elliott, Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor of Food Safety, and founder of the Institute for Global Food Security, ahead of the Food Brexit 2018 Conference (London, 1st November 2018).
In the article below, Prof. Elli
A post-Brexit border breakdown will result in less availability and higher prices for butter, yogurts and cheese, the UK’s biggest dairy company has warned.
Glanbia, a major Irish dairy producer, is to build a new 130m euro (£115m) mozzarella cheese factory in County Laois in the Republic of Ireland. Glanbia and its US partner, Leprino Foods, are one of Europe's largest mozzarella producers.
Trade negotiations with the EU have descended into a political circus – yet the quality of what we eat is too important to overlook.
The consumer group is calling on the government to fix the "chaos" of food labelling standards when the UK leaves the EU. Which? says "traffic light" labelling - indicating that are foods high in salt, sugar or fat - should be mandatory.
