Soil Association raises concerns over chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef.

Trade deal would open door to meat containing banned growth promoters, from pigs kept in conditions banned in UK, industry leaders warn.

Future trade deals with the US must not allow imports of pork that would fail to meet British production standards, the National Pig Association (NPA) has warned.

Lobbyists for the American meat industry have urged the US government to demand Britain drop antibiotics restrictions and the ban on ractopamine-fed pork as part of any post-Brexit trade deal.

"Ractopamine is a feed additive, banned in many countries, to promote leanness in animals raised for their meat."

The UK food industry said the main impact of such a departure from the bloc will be on fresh produce, such as fruit and vegetables, which cannot be stockpiled by retailers or consumers and are largely imported from the EU during the winter months.

UK reliance on EU food imports is a major risk if the country crashes out of the union. / Walk into any British supermarket and you will be surrounded by European products, from Italian cheeses to French wines. Around 30% of all food consumed in the UK is imported from the EU, but for some foods, such as spinach and olives, the EU is practically the UK’s sole supplier.

As the UK begins to negotiate trade deals with countries around the world, do you want the food you eat to continue to be produced to the world leading standards you’ve come to expect? Sign our food standards petition and ask the UK government to ensure all food imports are produced to the same high standards as British farmers.

Chlorinated chicken is just the start. The government intends to rip up food standards, public services and public protections.

MPs have stirred a debate after voting on 'New Clause 17' - an amendment giving 'cast-iron' protection to the NHS in a trade deal. Tory MPs did not support it - but a handful did rebel over the issue more widely

Taxes cut on birds’ eggs, raw hides, fur skins and ultra-strong spirits – but UK does not export them anyway.

Talks to prevent EU ban on imports of chilled meats likely to fail – with UK required to do the same.

Shipments of meat, such as lamb, bacon and sausages, between Britain and the European Union will be disrupted next year.

UK meat exporters have claimed post-Brexit customs systems are "not fit for purpose", with goods delayed for hours, sometimes days, at the border.

Over a week on from the end of the Brexit transition period some hauliers say they have faced long delays.

The region's pork industry says it's facing a major crisis in the aftermath of Brexit.

‘Like a ghost town’: Food boss laments collapse in trade at fish market as exports to EU face barriers.

Tony Hale has five containers of pork sitting at Rotterdam port that is now "rotten".

UK meat exporters have warned the government that post-Brexit changes at the border have caused disruption to meat shipments crossing the channel.

The National Pig Association (NPA) has written to Defra Secretary George Eustice over Brexit upheavals.

Farmers say Brexit has created tremendous trade hurdles, warning of a ‘crisis’ ahead.

The British economy is beginning to understand what it is to be tipped over the cliff edge. Cries of alarm and distress flares are going up across the length and breadth of the country, and from industries as diverse as fishing and finance and from pigs to paint.