May 19, 2020 | Brexit, News
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has urged the Government to protect British food, animal welfare and environment standards following reports that it is preparing to cut tariffs on agricultural products as part of a trade deal with the US. The Government had...
May 14, 2020 | Brexit, Coronavirus, News
A UK-Japan preferential trade agreement could make a “huge contribution” towards the UK’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF). The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) published its...
Apr 16, 2020 | Brexit, News
Eville & Jones managing director, Dr Jason Aldiss, has asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to rethink the Governments new immigration policy which will see it restrict access to the UK labour market for so-called ‘lower-skilled’ overseas workers. Dr Aldiss has...
Mar 5, 2020 | Brexit, News
A hasty trade deal with the United States could weaken food standards, lower worker protections and flood the market with cheap American imports according to the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS). A survey of 1,176 UK supply chain managers by CIPS...
Mar 3, 2020 | Brexit, News
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has expressed concern that the UK’s stance and red lines for negotiations on a trade deal with the European Union (EU) could lead to a “worrying no deal” scenario for food in the United Kingdom (UK). Last week,...
Jan 31, 2020 | Brexit, News
As the UK prepares to leave the European Union after 47 years, Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrated the arrival of departure day by claiming it is the ‘dawn of a new era’ – but what does Brexit really mean for the food industry? Over the past few weeks, many trade...
