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'Chemical chaos' could ensue as Brexit leaves UK vulnerable to dangerous pesticides, union warns
02/09/2018
UK is ‘moving from a situation where we are a key player in all of this to an almost passive bystander with much less control over what goes onto the shelves’, says Prospect chief. / Harmful chemicals including bee-killing pesticides, skin irritants and hormone disruptors could be allowed into the UK following Brexit, experts have cautioned.
They want to tear up our green regulations so they can plunder and pollute the environment for profit.
Brexit fears prompt more than 50 firms to move registrations away from the UK.
Government risking people’s health by failing to guarantee safety of chemicals after Brexit, peers warn
07/11/2018
Peers criticise government plan as ‘not credible’ and warn of ‘huge cliff edge’ facing businesses reliant on chemicals.
Printing industry raises alarm over prospect of leaving the EU without an agreement.
Start by identifying your role in the supply chain and your future connection to the EU-27 and EEA market. Where and with whom you do business will determine how the withdrawal will affect you.
The European Chemicals Agency is an agency of the European Union which manages the technical and administrative aspects of the implementation of the European Union regulation called Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
No-deal Brexit could see substantial number of businesses become unprofitable and trigger food shortages, Mark Carney warns
02/08/2019
‘The challenge is, particularly in food, it’s perishable, so you can’t stockpile today for demand in November,’ Carney says. / A no-deal Brexit could cause food shortages, Mark Carney has suggested, adding that job losses and business closures are also likely.
Universities UK says 80% of members very concerned, with some considering stockpiling.
The government is facing an unprecedented backlash from five key industries over Boris Johnson's plans for post-Brexit trading arrangements.
New Tory MPs have promised to transform the region, but its greatest threat will come in days, when Britain leaves the EU.
Belgian region of Wallonia vows to block another EU trade deal, in unsubtle Brexit foreshadowing
23/01/2020
EU-Mercosur deal in trouble, following Wallonia’s previous rejection of EU-Canada deal.
Small towns in Midlands and North will suffer most from Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal, IFS says
26/02/2020
Small towns in the Midlands and North are among the areas likely to suffer most from the bare-bones trade deal Boris Johnson is seeking with Brussels, according to a respected economic thinktank.
The UK should not let its pesticide standards slip during US trade talks – they will not be relinquished without consequences
09/06/2020
The decisions made in these trade talks will define the health of the UK’s population as well as the country’s environment and economy for years to come.
Air pollution enforcement and chemical regulations could be undermined after UK leaves EU, say campaigners.
Demands for prime minister to reveal if dangers listed in ‘no-deal readiness report’ last autumn are still real – and whether they have grown because of pandemic.
The UK government will ultimately back away from a no-deal Brexit because trading on World Trade Organisation rules with Europe would be simply too damaging for UK business after the Covid crisis, Peter Mandelson has predicted.
The United Kingdom has passed the point of no return. It has less than six months to reach a new trade deal with the European Union or risk heaping more pressure on companies that are already laying off tens of thousands of workers because of the coronavirus pandemic.
For some weeks the British government has been planning a “shock and awe” campaign to warn British businesses that they have less than six months to prepare for Brexit; but the EU has beaten them to it.
Trade will be ‘day-to day struggle’ after Brexit is completed, MPs told in grim industry forecast
30/09/2020
Inquiry hears of massive extra costs, a mountain of red tape, shrinking investment and chemicals ‘disappearing’ from UK market.
A chemical expert from one of the major manufacturers has said chemicals readily available in the UK will "disappear" after Brexit.