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    "We have to level the playing field", says BPC boss

    2024-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The British Poultry Council (BPC) said it believed the cost of not having "fair, reciprocated checks" on food at the UK border is greater than the burdens that come with them. Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council.This news follows the implementation of the Border Target Operating Model ...

  • Peter Hardwick of the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) on 'Not for EU' labelling.
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    Not for EU and not for me

    2024-03-03T15:19:00Z

    New labelling requirements on British meat products are downright daft.

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    Stormont update: "Costs of 'not for EU' labelling would be significant", says FDF

    2024-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Following the Democratic Unionist Party's (DUP) announcement that Northern Ireland will return to a power sharing Government, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has issued a response statement from chief executive Karen Betts.Karen Betts, chief executive of the FDF.After operating without a devolved Government for two years, Northern Ireland's Stormont ...

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    Trade bodies voice concerns on BTOM

    2024-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Members of industry have issued statements regarding the implementation of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), voicing concerns that some businesses may not be fully prepared for the new controls.The post-Brexit Border Target Operating Model came into effect on Wednesday 31st January 2024.The new border checks came into effect at ...

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    IMTA calls on Government to engage with meat industry on TOM following delay

    2023-08-30T00:00:00Z

    The International Meat Trade Association (IMTA) said that industry has been "left in limbo in recent months" between the publication of the Draft Target Operating Model (TOM) in April and the recent confirmation of further delays to TOM's introduction.Dan Soper, IMTA policy manager.Post-Brexit border controls on imports from the EU ...

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    Government is "paving the way for unlevel playing field" - NSA on import checks

    2023-08-16T00:00:00Z

    A potential decision to delay import checks on produce coming to the UK from the EU yet again means - seven years on from the Brexit vote - British producers are still operating at a disadvantage, the National Sheep Association (NSA) said.The NSA said that all British produce shipped to ...

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    Post-Brexit import rules speculated to be delayed for fifth time

    2023-08-07T00:00:00Z

    It has been reported that customs changes for animal and plant imports from the EU to the UK scheduled for 31st October 2023 are speculated to be delayed to at least 2024.The potential delay on implementing the border controls on food imports arriving in the UK from the EU is ...

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    Consultation launched on proposed inspection charges at Government-run Border Control Posts

    2023-06-13T00:00:00Z

    A consultation on proposals to introduce charges at Border Control Posts (BCPs) in England has been launched by the UK Government. This is ahead of the planned implementation of full animal and plant health checks on commercial EU imports from 31st January 2024.The four-week consultation will invite industry views on ...

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    TOM consultation ends but meat industry requires more detail

    2023-05-22T00:00:00Z

    The UK published its Target Operating Model (TOM) on the future of the UK border in April 2023. A consultation period ran for six weeks and closed on Friday 19th May. Though the official consultation period has finished, many questions remain for industry before the introduction of controls on imports ...

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    NSA calls for more clarity over Northern Ireland Windsor Framework

    2023-03-14T00:00:00Z

    The National Sheep Association (NSA) is urgently calling for more detail on the potential for the easing of trade in breeding sheep between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, and for the future of access to medicines, following the announcement of the Northern Ireland Framework last month.NSA chief executive, Phil Stocker ...

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    New 'Windsor framework' agreed on NI protocol

    2023-02-27T00:00:00Z

    An agreement to overcome the trade barriers with Northern Ireland since Brexit has been announced by Prime Minster, Rishi Sunak. It will be called the 'new Windsor framework.'The substance of what's been announced is yet to be revealed but Meat Management understands the principles are:Green and red lane routes will ...

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    Impact of Brexit on breeding pig exports “disastrous,” Minister hears

    2022-12-12T00:00:00Z

    The impact of Brexit on the ability of UK breeding companies to sell their stock abroad has been a “disaster," according to a leading figure involved in the pig sector export trade.The recent YNPA National event in London discussed international trade in a panel discussion, which included Farming Minister Mark ...

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    NSA supports EFRA recommendation on post Brexit trade deals

    2022-06-28T00:00:00Z

    The National Sheep Association (NSA) has confirmed it is adding its support to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s (EFRA) recommendation to Government to formally commit to upholding animal welfare and environmental standards in all post Brexit trade deals.Phil Stocker, chief executive, NSA.NSA chief executive, Phil Stocker said: "As ...

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    DUP minister orders halt to Irish Sea border checks

    2022-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Edwin Poots, DUP Agriculture Minister, ordered his officials to stop Irish Sea border checks on goods on Wednesday 2nd February - however, checks continued on Thursday as Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan resigned.Poots stated that he had taken legal advice that confirmed he could direct the Sanitary and Photosanitary ...

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    Australia FTA impact report reveals financial blow for UK agriculture

    2021-12-21T00:00:00Z

    An impact report produced by the Department for International Trade (DIT) on the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement predicts that the British agriculture and semi-processed foods sectors will take a financial hit worth hundreds of millions of pounds.The DIT assessment on the FTA, which was signed last week, stated that overall ...

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    Meat industry warns against potential Brexit trade war

    2021-11-16T00:00:00Z

    The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has voiced its concern about the impact on the supply chain if the UK government were to suspend its Brexit agreement with the EU.In recent weeks, Brexit minister Lord Frost announced that the choice to trigger Article 16 to suspend the Northern Ireland Protocol ...

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    Skills shortage sees UK meat producers send carcasses to EU butchers

    2021-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The ongoing labour shortage has led to meat producers sending beef to the Republic of Ireland to be butchered, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).Processed carcasses are then being shipped back to the UK, resulting in additional fees and customs paperwork costs of £1,500 for each lorryload, the ...

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    Brexit minister accuses EU of disregarding NI sensitivities over trade

    2021-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Lord Frost claimed that the EU's approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol has "destroyed cross-community consent" and called for a "more robust, and more balanced" outcome.The Brexit minister's comments, published in the foreword to a new paper by thinktank Policy Exchange, appeared the day after Maros Sefcovic, vice-president of the ...

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    UK haulage industry asks PM to tackle driver shortage

    2021-10-26T00:00:00Z

    In a letter organised by the Road Haulage Association (RHA), addressed to the Prime Minister, businesses and trade bodies said that the current shortage of HGV drivers “must be addressed urgently."The group said that short-term solutions are needed while the industry takes time to invest in and train a domestic ...

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    AIMS calls on government to reallocate poultry worker visas

    2021-10-18T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has called on the UK government to redistribute any unused seasonal poultry visas to the wider meat industry.A spokesperson for AIMS, Tony Goodger, said that the Association has heard from three of the four existing government-nominated labour providers that they have around 1500 ...