"To sign up to a trade deal which results in opening our ports, shelves & fridges to food which would be illegal to produce here would not only be morally bankrupt, it would be the work of the insane."

"There’s about 10 days of food in total. The kind of disruption the government is talking about today… will lead to gaps on the shelves within a week.” / Former Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King tells @Emmabarnett why he thinks we should be worried about a no-deal Brexit

In this special edition of #3Blokes, Jason Hunter and Graham Hughes travel to Gibraltar to speak to @PhilinGibraltar and discuss the impact of #Brexit on the British Overseas Territory known locally as The Rock... We discover that 96% of the residents of Gibraltar voted Remain for a damn good reason... In other news, the government created a minister for FOOD RATIONING last week.

t's just 4 and a half months now until we crash out of the biggest and most successful trading bloc in the world and attempt to "go it alone" because our politicians and newspapers have been systematically LYING to us for the past 30 years. Is your business ready? Do you have a customs agent lined up? Do you know what the WTO tariffs are going to be for the products you buy and sell? ...

Today, MPs will debate and vote on the Retained EU Law Bill which if passed, could endanger thousands of rights and protections in the UK.

From her busy shop on Pollokshaws Road, owner Rachna Dheer has grown a loyal customer base eager to sample the continent's finest produce. / But she fears her business may be "eradicated" when post-Brexit import fees are introduced this month.

Deal or no-deal, the cost of food is going to rise for businesses and very possibly consumers. Our business correspondent @pkelso explains why ingredients we take for granted today may become a little harder to come by if there is no #Brexit deal.

Alastair Campbell hit out at the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP over his views on the shortages.

Deal or no deal, British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the world’s biggest trading bloc when life after Brexit begins on January 1.

Business groups in the UK and Europe have raised concerns about the costs and disruption likely to flow as a consequence of new regulations intended to protect biosecurity and prevent pests and diseases from being imported.

One of Cork's most celebrated food producers - Frank Hederman of smoked fish fame - has spoken of his 'sadness' at having to fill what could be his last orders for UK customers due to Brexit changes.

'A case in point: is not refusing to list as a third country for food imports (SPS).'

Food producers and road hauliers have warned the government that the supply of food and drink to supermarkets is “failing” due to a chronic shortage of HGV drivers.

From queues in Dover to rising food prices, Brexit has been blamed for a number of things impacting families. But it has given us Rishi Sunak's 'Brexit pub guarantee' - here we look at the good, the bad and the ugly consequences.

Police chief appeals to politicians and activists to ‘think about the consequences’ of their rhetoric in ‘febrile’ atmosphere. / More than 10,000 riot police officers are being readied to tackle disorder on the streets of Britain sparked by Brexit.

Today marks 100 days since Brexit properly happened in the UK - with seamless trade and EU rules replaced by a weighty trade deal.

Deal or no deal, here are the issues that need fixing by March 29.

Collapsed trade deals, rising food prices, more border checks and not enough flowers for Valentine’s Day – thanks a bunch.

Comparing the stories encouraging people to vote to leave the EU to those we've seen in recent weeks paints rather a bleak picture.

Leaked No-deal Brexit planning documents from Operation Yellowhammer warn of the likely impact on the UK - not the worst case scenario, and have been likened to 'wartime' in peacetime by the Lib Dems

A transatlantic network of conservative think tanks accidentally published its secret plans to influence US-UK ... Documents outline plans to form an “unprecedented” coalition of hard-Brexit and libertarian think tanks, which will call for Britain to ditch strict EU safety standards – including rules on food and pharmaceuticals – in order to secure a sweeping US-UK trade deal.

UK food company, Helen Browning’s Organic, whose products appear on the shelves of the largest supermarkets in the country has decided to stop using British pork in their sausages following the post-Brexit complications in moving meat across borders.

It is “unbelievable” that the British government is contemplating leaving the European Union next month without a deal to smooth its exit, the finance chief of Associated British Foods, one of Britain’s biggest food producers, said.

Food Standards Agency gives companies until the end of the month to seek authorisation to sell products containing cannabidiol

Small businesses and the agri-food sector have been hardest hit by changes to trade following the implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) nearly a year ago, peers warn.

The most important piece of farming legislation to come before parliament in decades included an amendment tabled by Neil Parish, Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton, which sought to protect UK farmers from low-standard food imports.

Cheese, beef and tomatoes are three foods that could be most at risk.

Boris Johnson’s new trade secretary will be tasked with negotiating as many new trade deals as possible. Here are some fault-lines expected to emerge over the coming months.

Claim that UK farming at risk if ‘soft’ approach pursued with countries with ‘less qualms’ about quality.

It appears HM Treasury has realised bringing in a measure that will so obviously lead to higher food prices is not a good idea when the country is in the grip of an inflation spiral.

Usually the domain of survivalist groups and doomsday "preppers," food stockpiling has gained some mainstream appeal in the UK recently ...

WHEN asked whether US food standards would ever be accepted in post-Brexit Britain, the unequivocal response from Cabinet Minister Michael Gove was “over my dead body”.

The UK has identified nearly 4,000 EU laws and regulations which we are now “free from”. What have we done with these newfound freedoms?

One of Australia’s supposed key demands for a free trade deal with the UK – their agreeing to buy our hormone-treated beef – is “almost impossible” for the UK to agree to, according to a new report by an anti-Brexit think tank.

The rain in Spain has largely been blamed, but is it the only factor?

The U.K. is due to lose the ability to sell fresh sausages to the European Union after Brexit, a sign of the economic upheaval that comes from quitting the bloc’s single market.

The Brexit benefits keep piling up! Leading financial experts are now placing the blame for rising food prices on you-know-what...

The price of food is at risk of rising between 5–10% if there is a disorderly Brexit, warned Bank of England governor Mark Carney.

Many restrictions apply equally to trips from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Birds Eye fish fingers and Walkers crisps are asking supermarkets for price rises of up to 12%, in the latest standoff between household brands and retailers over the dramatic fall in the value of the pound.

One of the owners of a family-run dairy farm in Blackburn is calling for action as challenges caused by housing, Brexit and the cost of living crisis continue to crop up.

Why Rees-Mogg’s bill to sunset EU laws is so inflammatory and what you can do about it.

Many firms took the direct route to continental Europe, while bigger companies looked to Asia, to diversify.

Post-Brexit transition border checks could cause fresh food supply problems, an industry body has warned.

‘This is clearly an attempt to make it harder for the public and parliament to ensure protections are not traded away’

'This is going to hit us in January....customers are really going to see the problems on supermarket shelves'

Prime minister told that allowing in ‘food which would be illegal to produce here would not only be morally bankrupt, it would be the work of the insane’

Anger grows before West Country byelection as farmers say they will be left poorer and unable to compete with foreign producers.

Government accused of not standing up to Donald Trump’s trade negotiators.

The Prime Minister, sounding for all the world as if the idea of the Northern Ireland border being a complicated thing had only just occurred to him, outlined a string of difficulties faced by people in the region since his "oven ready deal" came into force.

Trade secretary says scrapping protections ‘vital for giving us the freedom and flexibility’ to sign deals.

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.

"There is bipartisan consensus against blowing up the Good Friday agreement."

Boris Johnson has been warned he is on a fresh collision course with Joe Biden, after threatening to break another Brexit agreement.

Rising energy bills, higher prices and a critical shortage of workers leading to food and fuel supply constraints are threatening to stall Britain's recovery from the pandemic.

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

The next, Brexit-induced recession will be most painful for poorer households, who are also those that voted Leave in greatest numbers.

Irish white sliced pan, pizza dough and wholemeal bread all face price hikes because of Brexit-related tariffs.

Border checks between Scotland, England and Wales could be required because of varying food standards after Brexit, academics have warned.

A disorderly break with the European Union at the end of the year poses a bigger threat to Britain’s food supplies than the coronavirus pandemic that saw supermarket shelves emptied, a Parliamentary committee warned.

Brexit added £210 to the average household food bill in the two years to the end of 2021, new research suggests.

Extra checks and requirements on goods crossing the border has increased food prices by 6% overall, says the Centre for Economic Performance.

Brexit added almost £6bn to UK food bills in the two years to the end of 2021, London School of Economics (LSE) researchers have discovered.

A new Brexit benefit has just dropped - expensive food shops.

Fruit and veg supply could be ‘in trouble’, says NFU – citing added costs of Brexit and Ukraine war.

Brexit piled on an average of £210 extra to household food bills in two years, a fresh research paper has found.

Shoppers frustrated by delays, shortages and rising costs.

At the very time when government wants to be less dependent on food imports, it’s becoming impossible for some farmers to survive.

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

Having consulted with our licensees and trade stakeholders, we're very aware of the uncertainties and concerns surrounding organic trade in the post-Brexit environment.

Latest data shows surge in trade between North and Republic.

Labour shortages and price rises triggered by Brexit and the pandemic could leave the British food and farming industry permanently damaged, MPs have warned.

Pound’s slump and rising production costs mean consumers are feeling the pinch as they stock up for the festive season.

Britain’s food production depends on seasonal migrant labour from the EU. What will happen to those workers after Brexit? And how will it change the industry?

NFU’s Minette Batters says ‘inept parliament’ forcing firms to spend millions to prepare.

New Brexit checks introduced in January are continuing to restrict trade between the UK and EU, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics.

Brexit border controls on certain foods imported to Britain from the European Union may push up inflation there by 0.2 percentage points, according to a report published by Allianz Trade.

Exporters have seen produce spoil or be impounded because of Brexit bureaucracy. / Up to 142,000 tonnes of food could be wasted over the next six months because of Brexit border disruption, ministers have admitted.

Exports of seafood and meat products to the EU have been disrupted since the end of the transition period on January 1st, with businesses of all sizes reporting losing money and trade due to bureaucratic border processes. ... House of Commons EFRA Committee today launch an inquiry into how the Government can support meat and fish exporters.

As part of efforts to maintain the Good Friday Agreement and make sure there is no border in the sea or on the island of Ireland, the Windsor Framework was devised. One aspect of this will see “Not for EU” labelling required on British food products sold throughout the UK.

The U.K. wants to issue visas for truckers to ease a shortage that’s led to gasoline stations running dry and hit food supply chains. The hard part could be persuading drivers from eastern Europe, the biggest pool of labor in recent years, to come back.

Economists say border costs added £7 billion to grocery bills. / Study comes as ONS data shows food prices driving inflation.

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.

Belfast high court rules checks on goods entering from Great Britain must continue pending review.

Full customs controls on imports from the EU to Britain will finally begin on New Year's Day after being delayed three times - and business groups can't guarantee it'll all go smoothly.

Wholesalers recently warned that the cost of basics such as cooking oil and vegetables had mushroomed.

Disruption to trade is not ‘teething problem’, parliamentary committee hears.

NFU says UK produces only 60% of its own food and must increase production to avoid food insecurity after leaving EU.

At present, the UK only catches five per cent of the cod it consumes every year from its own waters and imports more than half of its haddock.

Conservatives' pledge to end freedom of movement and drastically reduce net migration looms over businesses already suffering labour shortage.

Sales to Ireland, UK’s biggest market, plunge more than two-thirds.

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

A tense Brexit debate happened on TalkTV yesterday when a journalist said food shortages weren't impacting war torn Ukraine.

New import processes on British food after January 1 are causing problems for certain food outlets in France.

Each week, deliveries of parmesan and mozzarella arrive from Italy -- a flow Brexit now threatens to disrupt.

Government analysis has revealed up to 142,000 tonnes of food, feed and drink may be lost in the next six months.

The UK’s obsession with regulation autonomy has “strong implications", Luisa Santos said.

Brexit-related trade barriers have driven a 6% increase in U.K. food prices, adding to a squeeze on consumer spending power, according to a new report.

WELL, the cat is out of the bag. Brexit visionary Nigel Farage has finally admitted the truth – that Brexit has been an unmitigated disaster for households and businesses across these islands.

Britons face the very real prospect of food shortages if the Government fails to secure a Brexit deal before 29 March.

Supplies face ‘unprecedented’ disruption, yet ministers have not shared assessments with public for fear of sparking panic-buying by consumers.

LSE researchers estimate that extra barriers on EU food imports have pushed up bills by £250 on average.

British households have paid £7bn since Brexit to cover the extra cost of trade barriers on food imports from the EU, according to researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE).

New research by the London School of Economics (LSE) has revealed that British households have incurred a £7 billion ($8 billion) cost since Brexit due to trade barriers affecting food imports from the EU.

At least £466m was spent constructing and running seven Inland Border Facilities – but Government then ripped up its policy amid fears of food shortages.

The end of the holiday season heralds the return to centre stage of a number of burning Brexit-related issues this autumn.

Extra trade barriers created by Britain's exit from the European Union and subsequent trade agreement have added 6% to the cost of food, researchers from the London School of Economics and other universities estimated on Wednesday.

Brexit border checks on goods have forced up prices as food firms have to hire thousands more staff to wade through the new red tape, researchers found.

Trade friction has ‘clear and robust’ impact on supermarket prices, say economists.

Separating out shared supply chains and integrated business models requires the most delicate surgery.

EU departure putting £5.8 billion on total UK supermarket spend, Centre for Economic Performance finds.

Inflation for what Britons consume would have been nearly a third lower had the UK stayed in the EU, study finds.

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.

Research has revealed that during the two years leading up to the end of 2021, Brexit cost UK consumers a total of £5.8 billion in food bills.

As row over protocol rumbles on, Chris Elliott, professor of food safety at Queen’s, tells how lack of proper checks is leaving us vulnerable

ESRI/Department of Finance study estimates impact on trade in isolation of other drivers.

A leading customs expert who predicted the truck driver shortage and issues causes by the sea border in the Irish Sea believe delayed bureaucratic customs laws will lead to meats, fruit and vegetables from the EU being too costly to import.

The full impact of Brexit on both businesses and consumers will not be felt until next year with shortages set to worsen in sectors ranging from food to building materials, a leading customs expert has claimed, writes David Parsley.

Nicola Sturgeon described Brexit as an “unnecessary and unforgivable act” that is damaging Scottish businesses and causing food shortages.

Somewhere in the country one more closes every day, as falling immigration squeezes staff and and a weak pound drives up costs.

Empty shelves and disrupted supply chains will continue unless the food and drink sector get the support it needs to trade under new Brexit rules, the boss of a cheese firm has claimed.

Shrewsbury-based natural food company Purition says it has currently been forced to stop trading with Europe because of Brexit issues.

A THIRD of Scotland’s largest brassica crop has been left to rot in the field because Brexit ended access for seasonal pickers.

British government’s lack of clarity on EU trade deal ‘could limit fish, dairy and meat range’.

Kent farming giant reports 8% fall in harvest due to lack of seasonal pickers – saying it’s easier to import fruit.

Curry house bosses told how they felt “used”, “let down” and may have been given “false hope” by politicians that quitting the EU would allow more workers in from South Asia to address staff shortages.

Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon was speaking ahead of an inter-governmental meeting on the two-year anniversary of Brexit.

Supermarkets have issued the first price rise to bananas in five years as post-Brexit vote currency fluctuations reek havoc with the cost of fresh produce.

Food labelling laws – after leaving the EU – require food firms in Great Britain to have an European Union or Northern Ireland address, but many cannot afford the extra costs

Fears of new disruption to fresh produce supply from EU when import controls hit in October.

Britain’s food inflation is already at a 45-year high and businesses worry new red tape will make matters worse. / A new system of border checks on goods arriving from Europe is expected to force rocketing U.K. food prices even higher as businesses grapple with hundreds of millions of pounds in extra fees.

Brexit gets biblical: Donald Tusk's special place in hell for Brexiteers who had no plan, Theresa May on pilgrimages to Belfast, Brussels and then Dublin to break bread with Leo Varadkar. / Also Brexit Republic Guest: FoodDrink Europe's DG Mella Frewen on the impact of 'no deal' on the food and drink sector.

Gisela Stuart on why she believes exiting the Single Market and Customs Union is the Brexit the UK voted for in 2016. / Liesbeth Kooijman, Dutch Ministry of Agriculture on how much time Brexit could add to foodstuffs travelling from Europe to UK shops in the event of Brexit. / Roel Van't Veld, Dutch Customs Authority on the added burden leaving the Customs Union will have for the UK and Europe.

If the government accepts chlorinated chicken, other nations will sense its desperation and our reputation will be shot.

New Brexit rules are coming into force today which have caused concerns over possible food shortages and increasing costs for businesses.

CSO data shows biggest fall is in chemicals, food and live animals.

The figures show Brexit-related problems are structural, not "teething problems".

Cross-party committee says labour shortages caused primarily by leaving EU will shrink UK food production unless dealt with.

A cold storage firm says it has run out of room because the food industry is stockpiling in the run-up to Brexit.

The very real possibility of a no-deal Brexit has sparked concerns about rising food prices and supply shortages in the UK. Forty percent of the fresh produce, including fruit and vegetables, consumed in the country comes from the European Union.

Schools told to be ‘flexible’ in event of food shortages as councils and private sector step up no-deal planning.

BREXIT is set to cost the UK between £2 and £4 billion in lost food exports across its first full year out of the European Union.

Potential rising cost of quality ingredients could also mean the return of the Turkey Twizzler, caterers claim.

Barriers to exports and imports in the form of paperwork have caused delays and higher costs - and it could be about to get worse.

“The reason that we have food shortages in Britain, and that we don’t have food shortages in Spain – or anywhere else in the European Union – is because of Brexit, and also because of this disastrous Conservative government that has no interest in food production, farming or even food supply", she said in a video shared this morning.

Retailers and suppliers battling through ‘impenetrable’ red tape that has resulted in empty shelves in Northern Ireland

Food industry bosses have condemned Brexit as an “unmitigated disaster” and claimed the cost of disruption has caused some firms to shut for good.

'Food exports to EU have declined by 50 to 60 per cent in January,' one leader says.

Proposed restrictions on post-Brexit trade will pile costs onto consumers, representatives of the UK’s fresh produce industry warned.

Every now and then there are weeks when Brexit issues surge back to the foreground, and this has been one of them.

Farmers have called for clarity over what post-Brexit support they will receive to improve the environment. / Essex farmer Tom Bradshaw, who is also deputy president of the National Farmers' Union, said the "uncertainty is crippling businesses".

Crashing out without a deal could contribute to an additional 12,400 cardiovascular deaths between 2021 and 2030, according to the research published in the journal BMJ Open on Monday.

Brexit red tape is likely to increase food supply chain costs, the Food and Drink Federation has warned.

Experts believe the Government should be better mediating supply and demand, and while focusing on being more self-sufficient, also ensuring the flow of goods continues.

The Food and Drink Federation has warned of extra costs for businesses and consumers due to major changes in the way in which manufacturers in the UK and EU interact at borders.

Scotland’s rural affairs secretary hit out at the UK leaving the EU two years on from the finalisation of a deal to leave the bloc.

Some of these are hopefully short-term issues and can be recovered from. Another problem, however, is contributing to the hardship faced by Scottish households and will do so for the long term: Brexit.

Ten things you can expect to pay more for over the festive season.

British food prices are set to surge 15% this summer and will remain high for at least a year, in a further blow to hard-pressed consumers already struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, according to a report released on Thursday.

56 per cent of Britons have now noticed food shortages in their local shops or supermarkets, as Brexit-caused supply chain problems continue. / The figures are up from 45 per cent in mid August, and 36 per cent in late July, according to YouGov polls. / Of the 56 per cent, the age group which most noticed the shortages are those aged over 50.

Over 6,000 checks have now been carried out on British goods by Belgium’s Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) since January 2021.

This week's Brexit downsides: half a billion in extra costs to import food, the collapse of trade talks with Canada and more.

Poor regulation of harmful chemicals, the City losing control of trillions, the music industry on its knees ... more Brexit consequences.

In this week's Brexit downsides, extra food labelling costing up to £250mn, a huge drop in overseas students, veterinary shortages in NI, and more.

The stock exchange ‘going down the gurgler’, a ‘hammer blow’ to the food industry, married Britons punished, and some rare Brexit upsides

First-half sales fall £2bn, says industry body, as barriers are compounded by staff shortages.

Legal experts at Walker Morris discuss what food businesses need to know about phases 2 and 3 of implementing checks at the Great Britain/EU border now the Brexit transition period has ended.

The food inspection team at Britain's biggest container port says the lack of clarity around post-Brexit checks on imported food puts them in a "difficult position".

Proposed procedures for importing and exporting of goods are “convoluted, expensive and will seriously hamper trade with other countries”, says BMPA.

“This has placed British businesses at a competitive disadvantage and reduced the incentive on the European Commission to negotiate measures that would lessen the burdens facing British producers."

Extra import controls will be ‘impossible’ for small businesses, says food industry chief.

Mr Raymond was responding to claims published by economist Patrick Minford, who predicted a benefit to the country of £135bn from a “hard Brexit” that eliminated tariffs, and a report from the Institute of Economic Affairs recommending a policy of unilateral free trade once the UK leaves the EU.

Stock shortages and ‘random’ delays getting food from the EU will only get worse as new rules are phased in throughout this year, supply chain and logistics experts have warned.

Food businesses are waiting on tenterhooks to see what changes the UK Government will make to regulations and standards following Brexit. But how are food safety bodies such as the FSA planning to mitigate industry pressures?

Imports of chilled and frozen meat and fish, cheese and dairy products, and five common varieties of cut flowers will require an export health certificate, signed off by a European vet or plant inspector, before they can enter the UK.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) released the first of what will now be an annual report.

Join us to participate in a Question Time style event with a panel of EXPERTS who can answer questions on Brexit with FACTS.

Wages are worth less as direct result of departure from EU, says Monetary Policy Committe member. / Brexit has added 6 per cent to UK food prices, a Bank of England official has said as inflation hit a 41-year high.

The United Kingdom will delay the introduction of border checks on imports from the European Union by as much as six months in a bid to avoid piling on the pain for British business and choking off vital food supplies.

The British government has once again delayed the introduction of checks on imports from the European Union as the food and drink industry warns that shortages caused by Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic could become permanent.

Britain has delayed imposing its full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union again, pushing it back until the end of next year, saying it did not want to add more fuel to fast-rising inflation.

The NFU warned Britain had been left for years without proper checks and balances on food imports from EU.

The final round of trade negotiations between the UK and the EU begins on Tuesday and runs for the rest of the week.

Jacob Rees-Mogg announced checks on imports to the UK, that were finally set to enter force in July, will now not happen as planned and instead be 'reviewed' before being introduced in a different form.

The union representing farming has revealed research which shows Britons would run out of food by the weekend if it was solely reliant on just British food.

Unprecedented labour shortages have left hundreds of tonnes of produce rotting in the fields.

British companies trading with Europe will have to absorb a post-Brexit bureaucracy burden and fill in an extra 215m customs declarations at a cost of about £7bn a year, according to government officials.

The British curry industry is “dying” because of Brexit and staff shortages, leading restaurateurs have warned.

Admission lays bare limited benefits of ‘ambitious’ agreement with Donald Trump.

Britain’s economy is forecast to shrink by 0.4% in 2023, more than any other in the Group of Seven richest nations, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Britain is the only G-7 member whose economy has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels.

Direct agriculture funds of around £1.8bn per year will be cut by half in 2025 and completely dry up by 2027, under new government plans.

Britain's farmers fear Boris Johnson's government will trade away British food standards in Brexit trade talks with "fearsome" US negotiators, the main group representing farmers in the UK has told Business Insider.

It comes after a former environment secretary criticised the treatment of farmers in the UK-Australia trade pact.

Almost half of food and drink manufacturers in the UK claim their competitiveness with the EU has fallen in the past year, The Grocer can reveal.

First quarter UK exports fell from £5.1bn in 2020 to £3.7bn in 2021, mainly due to new trade barriers with the EU.

Industry body says analysis of HMRC data shows structural rather than teething problems with Brexit.

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 businesses face ‘outright export bans’ and ‘structural’ barriers to trade with Europe thanks to bureaucracy linked with Brexit, according to the House of Lords EU Environment sub-committee.

“Clotted cream from Cornwall, Cornish pasties, Cumberland sausage, Welsh lamb and beef, Stilton and Cheddar cheeses - all of which the Prime Minister and Liz Truss were fond to cite - are no longer protected for our trade."

New post-Brexit rules coming into force in the new year could cause further disruption to food supply chains, a leading industry body has warned.

Almost 50% decline shows need for veterinary deal to ease ‘red tape mountain’, says Labour.

"I don’t think they kept their promises before Brexit, they promised things to all men. It’s a huge betrayal," one farmer told TLE.

“Do you have any explanation at all as to why [Michael Gove] should have said there will be no shortages of fresh food given what you've just told us? / “No.” / The British Retail Consortium says a no-deal Brexit will result in shortages of fresh food.

Many Brits will be forced to go without a Christmas turkey this year because of Brexit labour shortages, MPs were told this afternoon.

British Meat Processors Association takes aim at costs tied to Export Health Certificates.

‘Prepare for the worst’ EU officials tell business after Sajid Javid’s FT interview.

EU withering about UK trade secretary’s view on food standards being minor matter in potential trade deal with US after Brexit

Former European trade commissioner Peter Mandelson said trying to circumnavigate Brussels was always going to backfire.

...revision on the Government Plant Health Portal today confirming the reclassification of a substantial volume of EU fresh produce... Despite the lack of an official public statement, FPC believes the implications of this decision are profound. Nigel Jenney, CEO of FPC comments: "This verdict delivers a severe blow to the industry and will have widespread ramifications."

Traders say that following the UK’s departure from the EU on 31st January 2021, the prices of flour, chips, chicken, cheese and other ingredients have sky-rocketed, which has left takeaway bosses begging the question, what’s a burger without cheese and fries?

“Car crash!” exclaimed managing director Andrew Varga, whose Brexit progress I have been following since the referendum. News of the latest Brexit U-turn landed on him on Tuesday out of the blue. All his years of preparation for a new UK product safety mark, all his thousands of pounds wasted, all the uncountable hours and effort were rendered pointless, at a stroke.

A new study suggests dairy products could become luxuries post-Brexit.

Buying a ham sandwich in Derry and walking across the Border to eat it in Donegal could be illegal from Saturday week, an act of smuggling. As could that family weekly supermarket shopping trip to Newry from Dundalk.

Commenting on reports that the Prime Minister has indicated that post-Brexit checks on food imports from the EU to Great Britain are to be delayed for a fourth time, the British Veterinary Association has reiterated a stark warning over disease threats.

Leaving the European Union (EU) added an average of £210 to household food bills over the two years to the end of 2021, costing UK consumers a total of £5.8 billion, new research from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics finds.

UK government plans to scrap thousands of EU laws at the end of 2023 should be reconsidered, according to a cross-party group of Senedd members.

Figures reveal impact of Brexit and pandemic, with £2.7bn fall blamed largely on 24% drop in sales to bloc

The health and safety industry has warned the government that it might not be a good idea to throw out every European-related law.

Watchdog to finally get teeth to block chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef imports

Canada has vowed to put hormone-pumped beef on UK supermarket shelves, as the two countries opened post-Brexit trade negotiations.

Major suppliers to care homes and hospitals are stockpiling food to offset the potential disruption of a no-deal Brexit.

The Chancellor has warned there will be no alignment with EU regulations after Brexit - despite a pledge being made in the North East by Boris Johnson that standards would be protected.

‘Since getting in touch with suppliers ahead of reopening, I’ve found certain fruit and veg is harder – for smaller importers, it’s not worth the extra expense and time’

"For anyone who has worked in purchasing for some time, this is as significant and widespread a challenge as we’ve seen."

Concern is growing among farmers and unions about the importation of lower quality food to the UK, post-Brexit.

Experts are worried British food standards will be lowered to accommodate a trade deal with the US.

Britain should not be forced to accept lower US food standards. But this is only a small part of the harm done by globalisation. What’s wrong with chlorinated chicken? It’s not as if chlorine is absent from our lives: we drink it in our tapwater every day. Surely it’s a small price to pay for the trade deal with the US that the British government seeks?

From October, consignments carrying some meats, dairy and fish will require vet-signed export health certificates.

Many businesses are unprepared for the new rules which will come into effect from October 31.

The government’s new trade strategy, the Border Target Operating Model, will bring a new round of controls on goods from the EU from 31 October 2023.

Guy Hands, Terra Firma Capital Partners chairman and chief investment officer, discusses the impact of Brexit on U.K. exports, investment strategy, and the influence of environmental, social and governance issues on the firm's mergers and acquisitions.

British food safety and competition regulators are “struggling to recruit and retain the skills they need to regulate effectively” post-Brexit, according to a Westminster committee of MPs.

Supermarket chain says it may have to fly in fruit as it books extra warehouse space to stockpile goods

The Chief Executive of the Cold Chain Federation has called on the Defra Secretary to delay the implementation of BTOM until October 2024 to address “serious issues”.

The rate at which food law in Great Britain is diverging from the EU since Brexit is 'alarming' and a Bill set to take effect in 2023 is causing further concern, an industry experts has warned.

The US has outlined its objectives for a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK, demanding greater access to the food markets where products such as chlorinated chicken or hormone-fed beef are currently banned under EU rules.

A farmer says the lack of border checks on meat coming into the UK is deeply worrying, as it could be putting the country at risk of diseases like foot and mouth.

Thousands of EU laws could expire at the end of 2023.

Thousands of pro-consumer laws we take for granted could expire at the end of 2023.

The Commons Public Accounts committee has warned that regulators are ‘struggling to recruit and retain the skills they need to regulate effectively’. / Recruitment issues are hampering the ability of UK regulators to function post-Brexit, MPs have warned.

People are at risk of eating contaminated food if Rishi Sunak presses ahead with a deadline for scrapping EU regulations, the safety watchdog has warned.

Britain 'fortunate' it had not crashed out of bloc when coronavirus struck, Commission says – even as Boris Johnson vows to do just that if necessary.

Crops left unharvested, healthy pigs culled and increased costs which will ultimately have to be swallowed by the consumer. Not going well, is it?

The Covid pandemic has exacerbated the problems caused by Britain leaving the EU, the report found.

As the possibility of a no-deal Brexit scenario increases, and the government publishes its “no-deal preparedness” notices, it is worth taking stock of the sheer variety of problems that would arise with a no-deal Brexit – and the devastating consequences that would arise from such a legal limbo. Here’s what we know so far.

If the UK keeps high standards it could ruin the chance of getting a trade deal with the US.

City councillor shares images of bare shops in city amid fresh food crisis.

So far Irish exporters, particularly those involved in the export of food products, live animals, animal products, plants, or plant products, have been immune to the full impact of Brexit.

Irish exports of food stuffs, live animals, animal products, plants, and plant products to Britain face checks at British ports for the first time at the end of October under the long delayed Brexit accords, and many traders may likely be ill-prepared, a leading expert has warned.

The UK’S membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership offers little gain for the British economy.

The UK CVO has confirmed an 11% shortfall in existing UK vet numbers and an estimated 200% increase in the need for certification for food exports in the run-up to Brexit.

New post-Brexit border controls coming in from Wednesday could result in higher prices and delays in fresh goods coming in from the EU. / It means significant new red tape, and more money out of our pockets on products like cheese, fish, and flowers.

The head of the UK's largest dairy farmers' co-operative has warned that prices may rise sharply in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit.

The head of the UK's largest dairy farmers' co-operative has warned that prices may rise sharply if Britain leaves the EU without a deal.

Brexit and its “devastating” impact on supply chains, especially for food, sets the UK apart from "every other country", a leading economist has declared.

HMRC figures reveal huge year-on-year falls in trade, with whisky, cheese and chocolate worst hit.

FOI request from Green MP Caroline Lucas denied on grounds it would threaten EU negotiations

Further delays to introducing post-Brexit border controls on fresh farm produce from the EU 'seriously disregards' the interests of British farmers, NFU Scotland has warned.

Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation, discusses new Brexit import rules with Sky's Ian King.

UK food manufacturers are said to be rushing to hire trade specialists to cope with the delays and red tape involved with getting products in and out of Northern Ireland.

The PM's EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill not only drives the hardest Brexit of all, it shuts MPs out of negotiations on the UK's future relationship with the EU

British governments have 'consistently shown that they are both unwilling and unable to stand up to giant multinational companies', says Jo Swinson. / Fears about chlorinated chicken in UK shops after Brexit have been dismissed by a US food official – as he revealed poultry is now being washed in acetic acid instead.

British farmers fear they could go out of business following a post-Brexit trade deal with the US, the National Farmers Union has told the BBC.

Cross-party international trade committee says agreement unlikely to be detectable at supermarket tills.

The Tory leadership race has brought a no-deal Brexit closer. Most candidates have either elevated No Deal to a heightened form of Brexit - a "clean" Brexit - or have insisted it is preferable to an extension beyond the current Article 50 deadline of 31 October.

There's deep disquiet in the food trade over forthcoming sanitary checks. When such checks were previously required, some UK companies were forced to stop exporting.

Authority weighs up legal action against government over new checks on imported meat taking place 22 miles inland. / The Port of Dover could become a target for criminals smuggling illegal and diseased meat into the country under new post-Brexit plans that will involve lorries from the continent being checked 22 miles inland, the port’s health authority has warned.

Downing Street has played down the prospect of food and water shortages this winter if a no-deal Brexit coincides with a second wave of coronavirus.

Traders fear that flow of food and vital medicines will be disrupted after 1 January – even as UK may be hit by second spike of Covid-19.

A Channel 4 dispatches documentary found employees contaminating packaged chicken with raw meat.

‘There has never been a more challenging time’ for the UK’s food supply chain, according to industry leaders, who are pressing the Prime Minister to grant them access to EU and EEA labour.

Personal imports of meat and dairy products banned from EU since Brexit transition ended.

DWP Cabinet member Amber Rudd has confirmed that the Government "have been looking at the possibility of having a hardship fund" to help people cope with food price inflation in the event of a no deal Brexit.

Eat turnips instead of tomatoes, Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has told Brits facing the vegetable shortage.

THE economic impact of Brexit and food checks at the Irish Sea border will be examined by a new commission made up of business leaders, MPs and economists.

Extra checks and requirements on goods has pushed prices up by 6%, or £5.8bn, over two years.

Latest no-deal notice forecasts Northern Ireland to be hit hard and food prices likely to rise.

The Stormont minister whose officials are responsible for the new Irish Sea border has said some food will be unavailable if changes are not made.

Chair of EFRA, Sir Robert Goodwill shares “serious concerns” regarding biosecurity threats to UK’s agri-food sector following the implementation of BTOM and urges clarity on check funding cuts and Sevington facility concerns. imports

Northern Ireland, food prices, the ease of a deal - it turns out that many of the claims made by those advocating Brexit were not quite true...

Officials responsible for UK food supply now working 24/7 despite Theresa May's push for a Brexit delay.

Shoppers have been warned that they could face more empty shelves due to a collapse in the supply chain as retailers face increasing pressure to keep up with demands whilst tackling staffing problems.

Trade between Ireland and Britain “declined sharply” following Brexit, according to a report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

The post-Brexit era opened in January with a slump in the agri-food trade of 11% compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the European Commission.

The European Commission has condemned the state of checks on goods coming into the EU via Northern Ireland.

The European Union expects Britain to seek its assistance to avoid disruption to food imports in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the EU’s agriculture chief said on Saturday.

European Commission vice-president says Brussels wants to get ‘Brexit done’ – while London refuses to talk about Northern Ireland.

"Nobody can be surprised. The British government decided to leave the EU, to leave the single market, to leave the customs union. That means mechanic consequences."

Half the UK’s food is imported: 30% comes from the EU, and another 11% comes from non-EU countries under the terms of trade deals negotiated by the EU. Being part of the EU customs union has meant food from the EU can be imported with no tariffs or customs barriers but, as part of leaving the EU, the Government has stated that the UK will be leaving the customs union.

Air pollution enforcement and chemical regulations could be undermined after UK leaves EU, say campaigners.

LABELLING issues and European exchange rates may make developing a French freight route difficult, two of the Island’s largest food retailers have said.

With or without a deal with the EU, both businesses and consumers face price hikes and supply shortages from the New Year.

'Trade campaigners have welcomed the release of leaked papers detailing trade talks between the Trump administration and British government officials, which show the US government pushing Britain into as hard a Brexit as possible because they see this as the best way of benefitting the US economy. This comes at the expense of standards, protections and livelihoods in Britain.'

The staunchly eurosceptic Daily Express has published a listicle about the “amazing things we get back if we leave EU”. / “From powerful vacuums to straight banana’s (sic), here are all the things we’ll get back if we vote out,” the paper says. / The piece has been getting widely shared online. But does it pass the FactCheck test?

John Cole explores the government's response to a petition calling for an enquiry into the impact of Brexit before it's debated in parliament.

The government’s failure to impose full import controls on food coming from the EU since Brexit has exposed the UK to increased risk of sub-standard products reaching the shelves, a new report has warned.

Government scheme to replace EU agricultural payments fuelled by ‘blind optimism’ and still lacking crucial details, say MPs.

BREXIT is to blame for conditions that caused a Scottish blueberry farmer to donate his £3 million crop to charity, according to an SNP MP. / Peter Thomson, who has around 60 acres of blueberry bushes on his farm in Blairgowrie, announced that it was no longer economically worthwhile for him to harvest the crop due to the value of the fruit falling by around £1 million this year.

Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has been slated by farmers after suggesting that consumers can look forward to cheaper food after Brexit – potentially.

Food industry is ‘completely integrated’ on island of Ireland, say farmers’ groups.

Fed-up farmers broke off from the busy harvest schedule to travel to Westminster today (Wednesday 8 July) and tell Boris Johnson’s government “don’t destroy Britain’s world-class farming industry by striking cheap food trade deals”.

MPs on the Commons spending watchdog have accused Environment Secretary George Eustice of “blind optimism” to suggest otherwise.

We represent farmers and farming families across Britain who are concerned about the risk that Brexit poses to the British farming industry, the countryside it manages and the country’s largest manufacturing sector: food production.

Being part of the EU allows the UK farming industry to grow, innovate and create jobs. Britain's farmers enjoy free access to the single market of 500 million customers, and Europe accounts for 73% of Britain’s agri-food exports from this market that is more than twice the size of the USA. UK food and agricultural exports to the EU are worth around £11.4 billion a year.

NFU president tells conference ministers have no understanding of how food production works. / Food producers have said the challenges they face are “the toughest in a generation” as members of the National Farmers’ Union met for their annual conference after the first full year of Brexit.

A new parliamentary report warned the “blind optimism” shown by Tory ministers could force many small and tenant farmers in England out of business - but environment secretary George Eustice insists UK farmers are better off since Brexit.

Union and consumer groups warn post-Brexit trade policy must hold food imports to same standards as UK.

Select committee says government needs contingency plans to protect consumers and businesses from impact from tariffs. / Food prices could rise sharply and farming businesses could be wiped out at the end of a Brexit transition period, a House of Commons committee has warned.

Here we go again: The implications of Brexit have been blamed for widespread food shortages at UK supermarkets this weekend.

National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters has taken a swipe at former prime minister Boris Johnson for adopting a “morally bankrupt” position during post-Brexit trade talks with the US.

A HIGHLY criticised Brexit consultation that has raised fears Scotland will be flooded with so-called Frankenstein foods ends on Wednesday.

Fears have been raised that the Cornish pasty could lose its special protected status after the Government was unable to have it secured in one of the latest trade agreements signed since Brexit.

New research reveals 212 ‘safety’ regulations set to lapse – to draw line under Brexit.

Customs experts and leading supermarkets warn produce such as meat, fruit and vegetables could be in short supply in Northern Ireland.

Fresh analysis by Sustain published today flags food safety fears for future UK trade deals. Figures suggest that the percentage of people who fall ill with food poisoning annually is up to ten times higher in the US than the UK.

Deliveries from France and Germany are at around 50 per cent of pre-Brexit levels as hauliers avoid red tape and queues.

Food and drink supplies in the UK face more disruption after the end of the Brexit transition period than they did from Covid, the industry has said.

Operation Yellowhammer documents predict public disorder, rising prices and disruptions to food and medicines.

BREXIT and the pandemic have left Fife Council short of everything from timber, bricks and plastics to food, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and microchips – and the disruption is "likely to get worse".

Just as firms wrestle with a global supply chain crisis and fresh pandemic restrictions, companies in the U.K. and European Union face another looming headache: More post-Brexit red tape.

Firms are "banging their heads against the wall" two years after post-Brexit trading began, a new report suggests. / The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said businesses were still grappling with EU trading arrangements and more red tape.

About one in 10 fish battered and sold in Britain’s takeaways comes from the Arctic territory.

It's safe to say Brexit hasn't delivered yet - and these tabloid headlines prove it.

On trade, finance, migration, food standards and more, the UK suffers fresh ignominy on a daily basis.

Alarm raised over business ‘barriers’ which ‘cost jobs and money in the UK’ – as public unhappiness confirmed. / “no appetite for widespread deregulation or divergence from EU rules” – UK Trade and Business Commission

In a video from 2019, Farage says passionately that the food shortages threat is "Project Fear" and "should be utterly, completely, totally, disregarded.”

Food and drink companies are set to quit Northern Ireland en masse because of "the added cost, complexity and trade friction" of doing business after Brexit, Boris Johnson's government has been told.

New figures have shown that UK food and drink exports to the EU plunged by almost a quarter in the nine months after Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal took effect, compared to pre-pandemic levels, with a loss of £2.4bn in sales.

Labour said the revelations "blow apart" the "myth" that UK-EU trade disruption is a temporary problem.

Britons have been warned the price of imported food and drink could rise from today as new post-Brexit checks on come into force.

Over 150,000 people work in agriculture, and food and drink production in Ireland.

Three food parcels are handed out to struggling households every minute, as Tesco boss warns worst of supermarket price rises are ‘yet to come’.

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 head of a farming and food campaign group has laid the blame for shortages of fruit and veg on supermarket shelves squarely on Brexit.

THE surge in food prices will not be resolved quickly, with the full impact of Brexit yet to be seen, retail experts have warned.

The second half of 2021 will see a permanent loss of EU markets, businesses claim.

Risk of European firms turning backs on British produce ‘a nightmare scenario’, trade body warns.

The head of the Food and Drink Federation said post-Brexit arrangements were having a major impact on the sector.

The UK exported more food and drink to outside the EU than into it in the first few months after Brexit as exports to the bloc nosedived.

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

Consultants being paid top rates to help businesses deal with supply chain issues.

Professor Chris Elliott talks through discussions had at Food Integrity Global and highlights improved food fraud detection, Brexit’s impact... / The Brexit elephant in the room was also discussed. While some in government say that it is not a big risk factor in terms of escalating food fraud risks the message was very loud and clear that it is.

Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation, voiced his concerns. / A leading figure from the food and drink industry has said he is “absolutely terrified” about the impact of a no-deal Brexit if it leads to the imposition of tariffs on trade with the EU.

The UK food industry needs more information 'urgently' to prepare for imports from the EU, MPs have told Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice.

The food industry is predicting a nightmare for British customers, with price rises and empty shelves caused by Brexit.

The UK food industry has asked the government to waive aspects of competition law to allow firms to co-ordinate and direct supplies with each other after a no-deal Brexit.

The comments came after Nando's announced that 45 of its restaurants would temporarily shut due to supply chain disruptions and KFC said some of its products would not be available.

The UK food industry has threatened to stop co-operating with government policy consultations, saying it is busy trying to stave off the "catastrophic impact" of a no-deal Brexit.

The UK’s final post-Brexit border checks will cost food importers hundreds of millions of pounds under the government’s own internal estimates, adding to upward pressure on inflation.

Sharp fall in pound since EU referendum feeds into big rise in food prices with butter up 15%, fish up 8% and tea up more than 6%

One industry representative said there are 500,000 vacancies across the supply chain, which means Brits should expect food prices to increase.

‘Mounting pressures from rising commodity and shipping costs as well as Brexit-related red tape, mean [low costs] will not be sustainable for much longer,’ warns British Retail Consortium

Industry body for UK retailers says claims there will be no fresh food shortages are 'categorically untrue'.

Food prices could rise between 5% and 10% if there is a disorderly Brexit, the Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has warned.

M&S expects to pay between £42 million and £47 million in additional costs this year, versus £16 million in 2020.

Tariffs ranging from 2% to 20% will be passed on to consumers, says frozen food specialist.

Could Brexit mean cheaper food on our supermarket shelves? The idea has been propagated by politicians such as Jacob Rees-Mogg and business people like JD Wetherspoon’s owner Tim Martin, who promised lower prices in his “Beermat Manifesto”.

‘Potential consequences are deeply alarming’, says Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Ruptures have once again emerged across government over the direction of the UK’s post-Brexit trade policy, with environment secretary George Eustice raising concerns about a potential deal with India.

Erik Millstone examines the precarious nature of food safety in the UK after the Brexit referendum and points out that prevention is always better than cure.