All Brexit articles
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NewsMeat trade body AIMS launches legal action against French border authorities
AIMS is challenging new French rules that require hauliers to physically move carcases on wagons for inspection
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NewsBurnham urged to avert £300m SPS deal hit to shoppers
The new PM has been urged to press for changes to the EU SPS deal that will see rest of world imports subjected to costly checks
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Feature SynopsisFocus On CBD: 5 September
Alignment with the EU could risk CBD products being pulled from shelves in the UK
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NewsDefra food boss quits to become Care Quality Commission chief executive
Emily Miles’ departure is the latest in a series of leadership shake-ups at the department,
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Plant-Based Meat Alternatives: 22 August
Sales of plant-based meat alternatives are sluggish as shoppers’ concerns over UPFs sharpen
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: booze brands, Brexit and a Co-op bombshell
As grocery felt the strain of this week’s heatwave, we covered key stories about booze, bread and Brexit, among (much) more
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NewsUS tariffs bite as UK food and drink exports sink to 10-year low
Export volumes fell their lowest levels in a decade in the first quarter of 2026, according to the FDF
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NewsRetailers back EUDR-aligned UK anti-deforestation rules
Defra said the move would ‘further decouple UK consumption from global deforestation’
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News10 years after Brexit referendum, ‘muddled’ EU reset ‘lacks strategy’ MPs warn
The Commons Business and Trade Committee warned the government had failed to articulate a clear long-term vision for UK-EU relations
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Comment & OpinionWhat will Starmer’s resignation mean for food, farming and retail?
Starmer’s pre-election promise that he would listen to business concerns and ensure ‘food security is national security’ came to very little when the already struggling food sector needed real help
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NewsFSA vows to tackle SPS uncertainty as date for EU summit announced
The FSA has been holding a series of workshops with the food sector to try to prepare for the outcome of the negotiations, but admitted there was major uncertainty across the supply chain
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News£320m investment in alt-protein at risk from ‘hostile’ EU takeover, MPs warned
The Alternative Proteins Association warns that the UK is risking its ‘progressive’ policies on developing lab-grown meat being taken over by an EU framework that is ‘slower, more politically contested, and increasingly hostile to the technologies’
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Promotional FeaturesHow food SMEs can innovate to beat rising costs and trade friction
Rising costs, new levies, geopolitical shocks and shifting supply chains are forcing ambitious food and drink SMEs to rethink how they protect margin, fund growth and build resilience.
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InterviewsBarney Mauleverer: Brand Britain’s food & drink ambassador
He started out as an Innocent ‘fruit and nut’, before building and selling the Fuel10K brand. Now Barney Mauleverer is targeting £35bn in exports for the UK
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NewsCurrency volatility hitting profitability for food and drink exporters, study finds
Nearly half (45%) of UK food and drink businesses operating on margins below 10% had seen profitability slashed by a third over the past year
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NewsCBD manufacturers in ‘limbo’ as EU reset sparks approval doubts
Thousands of applications for CBD food and drink products are in “limbo” amid uncertainty over the government’s SPS re-alignment negotiations with the EU
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NewsGene-editing: government did not fully investigate consequences, court finds
The High Court found the government did not investigate fully the consequences of its decision to deregulate gene-edited organisms before removing safeguards
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NewsFresh produce imports to face more, not less, red tape under SPS deal
Importers bringing in fruit and veg from outside the EU are facing significant cost hikes under the proposed agreement
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Analysis & FeaturesCan long-term bumper contracts save British farming?
Long-term contracts have become the norm, with retailers claiming they offer farmers security and cash to invest. Is it that straightforward?