Brexit
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News
Christmas disruption looms due to lorry driver shortages and Brexit checks
There are fears driver shortages in the UK, paired with a reluctance from EU drivers to bring deliveries into Britain, might cause disruption over the festive period
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Fresh farm protests on Wednesday as tax row still rages
Save British Farming and Kent Fairness for Farmers will stage a rally in Dover in protest at inheritance tax changes and wider government policy
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Analysis & Features
How to unlock the next generation of food workers
Younger generations don’t view food and drink as a desirable industry to work in. With an ageing workforce, and post-Brexit red tape pushing away foreign staff, how can it become attractive once more?
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News
Christmas flower poinsettia among festive gifts to cost more due to Brexit border checks
The popular red flower imported from Europe will for the first time face controls at Britain’s borders
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Webinars
Three key learnings on BTOM from The Grocer’s latest webinar
You can watch our webinar on making post-Brexit checks work for your business now
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Comment & Opinion
How the UK can unleash economic growth through improved trade without losing its regulatory powers
The UK should be careful when negotiating a veterinary agreement with the EU, suggests Shanker Singham, co-vice chairman of the Trade Faciliation Commission
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News
Trade body warns government of safety and animal welfare risks of EU vet deal
Experts’ recommendations come amid delays to the Brexit trade strategy
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News
Post-Brexit digital trade platform rollout postponed for another year
Costs were mounting for the government’s border trade strategy
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Comment & Opinion
Neal’s Yard fraud proves small suppliers are at huge risk
Crime, in all its different guises, is never far from the surface when it comes to food and drink
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Webinars
Working through post-Brexit import checks? Experts to reveal their tips
Brexit has fallen down the agenda for discussion in recent times, but new consequences are still coming into force, causing consternation for businesses. Our panel of expert speakers will help to crystalise how to make the new landscape work
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News
One third of UK businesses want Labour to slash Brexit red tape
British businesses urged Keir Starmer to reduce trade friction with the EU, according to a new Santander report
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News
Government legalises carrying chickens by legs despite welfare concerns
The ‘shocking’ decision represents the first dilution of animal welfare practices since Brexit and has been criticised by animal rights campaigners
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Brexit red tape and climate change pushing UK self-sufficiency to ‘critical low’ levels
A City Harvest report points to Brexit costs and extreme weather as the main threats to the UK’s food self-sufficiency
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Webinars
Webinar to examine how to make post-Brexit border checks work
Register for The Grocer’s free webinar on ’Feeding Britain: How to Make the Post-Brexit Border Checks Work’
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News
Brexit border requirements on EU food imports delayed once more
New safety and security certificates were supposed to be introduced at the end of October as part of the Border Target Operating Model
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News
Illegal meat import concerns grow as Defra slashes border team budget
Industry leaders have recently met with Defra’s new director general for food, biosecurity & trade, Emily Miles, to raise concerns over illegal meat entering the UK
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News
Post-Brexit ‘not for EU’ labels will not apply to Great Britain, government confirms
The government will not be extending the controversial post-Brexit requirements to Great Britain
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News
New legislation for precision breeding announced to boost food security
Food security minister Daniel Zeichner said he would press ahead with gene editing legislation
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News
British food and drink exports slump in first half of year on EU trade barriers
The food industry is calling for reduced trade barriers with the European Union
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Comment & Opinion
Ditching GB-wide ‘Not for EU’ labels is the sensible decision
These ‘not for EU’ labels were never just about food, or trade, or biosecurity, says international trade editor Maria Gonçalves