Food businesses sending products to the EU have had to fork out an extra £170m in export costs because of Brexit red tape, with the changes described as being “catastrophic” for some exporters. / Data shows costs have contributed to value of meat exports falling by 17% since 2019.

Business chiefs say new red tape could reduce shelf life of fresh produce by one-fifth. / A group representing 30 major business bodies said the new requirement to notify the British authorities a day before European goods are sent would lead to big delays.

Export health certification cost over £26m from January to June this year, claims the food industry's sanitary & phytosanitary (SPS) certification working group, which wants food business operators to support e-certification trials.

Sharp fall in qualified professionals needed to sign off health certificates for products going to EU.

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.

The director general of the Chilled Food Association said health assessment forms stand to increase by one-third, and costs for companies are spiralling.

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 are set to be hit with millions of pounds of new costs due to new EU post-Brexit bureaucracy from next month.