Four years after the UK quit the EU, the first border controls on imports from the continent have been introduced, with more to follow.

Authorities such as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are struggling with a skills gap after the United Kingdom left the European Union, according to a report.

Food safety is at risk because of skilled worker shortages and loss of access to vital data bases, a report says and experts’ ability to assess threats to public is being impeded by constraints.

The RASFF portal features an interactive searchable online database. It gives public access to summary information about the most recently transmitted RASFF notifications as well as the ability to search for information on any notification issued in the past.

The EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) annual report reveals that a record exchange of information helped to trace and remove affected products from the market.