MICHAEL Gove has suggested that EU officials may need to cross the border into the north in order to oversee checks on goods.
Assembly hears of plans for customs posts at NI ports, setting the cat among the pigeons.
Marks & Spencer has warned that up to 15% of its food product lines could be unavailable in its Northern Ireland shops in January.
Shipments of meat, such as lamb, bacon and sausages, between Britain and the European Union will be disrupted next year.
Government advisers say pandemic has highlighted vital economic contribution of migrant workers
Shortage of vets is creating problems, industry group says. / Fish exports face extra red tape due to Brexit changes.
Brexit: The reality dawns
08/01/2021
A report from MPs highlighting serious concerns about veterinary capacity after the Brexit transition period ends has been welcomed by the BVA.
British meat processors are registering businesses in the European Union in order to bypass post-Brexit export delays, with flows just 50% of normal levels and costs soaring, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) said on Tuesday.
New import processes on British food after January 1 are causing problems for certain food outlets in France.
Customs officers, border police, plant and veterinary inspectors, offices, carparks and IT systems are among the 'unheard of' expenses of reestablishing full border controls.
Supermarkets bringing meat products from Great Britain to Northern Ireland face new bureaucracy from Monday.
A senior Ulster Unionist peer has called for urgent action to address an increasingly serious shortage of vets carrying out official meat inspections in Northern Ireland.
Major UK supermarkets have warned that they are experiencing shortages of cat and dog food amid a surge in people acquiring pets during the pandemic.
British food exporters will need vets to sign health certificates before shipping products to the EU
11/03/2021
The director general of the Chilled Food Association said health assessment forms stand to increase by one-third, and costs for companies are spiralling.
British food exporters will need vets to sign health certificates before shipping products to the EU
11/03/2021
The director general of the Chilled Food Association said health assessment forms stand to increase by one-third, and costs for companies are spiralling.
Cadbury and McVitie’s exports to EU will need ‘to be signed off by vets’ under new rules on food safety
16/03/2021
Many foods that contain ingredients derived from animals, such as dairy products, will need an Export Health Certificate.
The Managing Director of one of the UK's leading providers of Official Veterinarians and Meat Hygiene Inspectors has strongly criticised the UK Government’s decision to further delay checks on goods entering Great Britain from the European Union.
The Brexit issues leaving a bitter taste
17/03/2021
Bridge Cheese founder Michael Harte shares his experiences of importing and exporting goods under the new EU trade agreement and looks at how the industry is having to adapt to the changing rules and regulations.
Producers in Great Britain could once sell meat to EU customers as easily as they could at home. Since Brexit, exporters face a process of up to 26 steps, with every shipment logged in multiple databases and certified by reams of red tape. Here are all the hoops exporters must jump through
UK Meat Industry: Brexit Impact Report
25/03/2021
The UK meat industry employs around 97,000 people and is worth an estimated £8.2 billion a year to the UK, including about £1.6 billion in exports. / This report examines the impact of the first three months of trading with the EU as a third country.
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council has approved proposals from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to allow temporary veterinary registrants to undertake Official Veterinarian (OV) work at slaughterhouses.
Food Businesses Brace For A New Wave Of Post-Brexit Paperwork Affecting Pizza, Pies And Sandwiches
21/04/2021
The UK food industry is warning that a deluge of new post-Brexit red tape which comes into effect today will increase export paperwork by a third and make some sales to Europe unviable.