Government warned over post-Brexit food tariffs

Government warned over post-Brexit food tariffs

Defra and trade organisations have been urged to provide “detailed sector analysis on the impact of tariffs on the UK’s agricultural sectors”. In its report on Brexit’s impact on the food trade, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee has warned that...
Groceries Code Adjudicator remit not to be extended

Groceries Code Adjudicator remit not to be extended

Defra has announced that there was “not enough evidence” to support extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to include primary producers. Instead, the Government has announced a ‘collaboration fund’ of up to £10 million, as part of a series of...
Food sales boosted since EU referendum

Food sales boosted since EU referendum

Food and drink exports hit new record levels worth £22 billion in 2017, up by £2 billion since the UK voted to leave the EU, according to Defra. Overseas sales of UK food continued to soar last year, with the record exports demonstrating what the Ministry called a...
UK accused of opposing new EU recycling targets

UK accused of opposing new EU recycling targets

The UK Government has allegedly opposed an EU-wide target of recycling 65% of all municipal waste by 2035, according to leaked notes. Unearthed, Greenpeace’s journalism project, claims to have seen notes stating that UK officials told their EU counterparts that the...
Food industry figures among New Year’s Honours recipients

Food industry figures among New Year’s Honours recipients

Red Tractor Assurance’s founder and first ever chief executive, David Clarke, has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year’s Honours list 2018. Clarke, a founding member of Red Tractor Assurance and now retired, has been honoured...