Fruit & veg border checks on EU imports scrapped

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The checks on fruit & veg, which represented the final phase of the previous government’s Border Target Operating Model, were due to kick in on 1 July

The government has scrapped planned border checks on EU fruit & veg imports – due to come into force next month – in a move that could save the sector £200m in added supply chain costs.

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