All Brexit articles – Page 6
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NewsBMPA report offers solutions to workforce challenges
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has published a report which offers a number of solutions to the challenges facing meat processors in terms of labour shortages.BMPA's technical policy manager, Anna Proffitt.The report follows a survey conducted by the BMPA of its members which found that, while the reliance on ...
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NewsGovernment to create Trade and Agriculture Commission post Brexit
A Trade and Agriculture Commission to help inform a post-Brexit trade policy has been announced by international secretary, Liz Truss.Liz Truss announces new Trade & Agriculture Commission will look at trade deals.Truss said the new Commission would not be another quango or regulator and would be strictly time-limited. In a ...
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NewsMore than one million people sign NFU food standards petition
Over one million people have signed the National Farmers Union’s (NFU) petition which urges the Government to protect UK food standards in future trade deals.NFU president, Minette Batters.The campaign gained its support in just over two weeks, with more than 78,000 people also writing to their MP urging them to ...
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NewsClarity needed from Government to prevent loss of EU orders
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) says meat companies will start losing orders from EU customers from September onwards unless the Government clarifies what export certification and tariff arrangements will be in place after the Brexit transition period.Nick Allen, CEO of the British Meat Processors Association.This is because orders, particularly ...
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NewsCIEH urges Government to stick to food standards promises
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is the latest organisation to urge the Government to keep its word on maintaining the UK’s high food standards.Organisations across the food industry have called on the Government to prevent food being imported into the UK at a standard that would be illegal ...
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NewsUnions call for support to protect food standards post-Brexit
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has called for public support for domestic food production as concern continues to grow around food imports to the UK post-Brexit.NFY says with UK trade negotiations with the EU and the United States ongoing and the future of the Agriculture Bill set to be debated ...
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NewsNSA concerned with EU trade deal deadlines
With the impacts of Covid-19 set to present massive economic challenges, the National Sheep Association (NSA) is calling for reassurance and common sense on the remainder of the Brexit process as the UK enters the final stages of trade discussions.NSA chief executive, Phil Stocker, said: “With everything going on, it’s ...
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NewsWarnings of further technical concerns over Brexit
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has issued further warnings over technical issues with Brexit which must be addressed urgently in order to avoid disruption to trade.In the second of two articles published on concerns surrounding Brexit, the BMPA has called for clarity from Government on the status of negotiations ...
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NewsBrexit issues remain for Government to resolve
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has outlined a number of issues the Government must address prepare the country and the UK meat industry for Brexit and to avoid serious disruption to trade.In the first of two articles entitled ‘The Brexit technical issues we could solve right now,’ says the ...
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NewsUK Global Tariff announced
The Government has announced the UK’s new MFN (Most Favoured Nation) tariff regime, the UK Global Tariff (UKGT). This will replace the EU’s Common External Tariff on 1st January 2021 at the end of the Transition Period. Tariffs are to be maintained on agricultural products including lamb, beef, and poultry.The ...
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NewsNSA turns to House of Lords to protect production standards
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is calling on the House of Lords to put pressure on the Government to adopt the proposals made by MPs Simon Hoare and Neil Parish for the Agriculture Bill to legally require equivalence of standards for imported foods.During the Bills report stage debate, MPs had ...
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NewsRSPCA says Agriculture Bill must protect UK welfare standards in trade deals
The RSPCA has welcomed the result of the MPs vote to uphold British animal welfare standards in the Agriculture Bill but said more must be done in order to ensure that those standards are protected in any future trade deals.The charity had been campaigning over the past two years for ...
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NewsWelsh Government sets out proposals to support farmers post Brexit
The Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs for Wales, Lesley Griffiths, has outlined her proposals to support Welsh farmers post-Brexit after receiving the views of industry bodies, farmers and the public.Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths.A consultation commissioned by the Welsh Government sought the views on ...
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NewsUS negotiations provide new routes for UK sheepmeat, says NSA
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is welcoming the news that UK and US trade discussions are to continue following disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic but says the standards of British food must be protected.NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said: “NSA is pleased to hear these negotiations are now beginning ...
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NewsGovernment responds to Agriculture Bill scrutiny
The Government has issued its response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee’s ‘Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill’ report.The Agriculture Bill represents the first new domestic farming policy framework in over half a century, and the report published by the Committee states that : “Given the importance of ...
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NewsVets urge Government to maintain animal welfare standards post-Brexit
British Veterinary Association (BVA) president Daniella Dos Santos has called on the Government to work with the veterinary profession to ensure animal health and welfare standards remain high following the UK’s complete withdrawal from the EU.The message comes after Boris Johnson outlined a set of negotiating priorities that would mean ...
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NewsBoris Johnson dismisses concerns over low-quality food imports from US
In a speech outlining his Brexit trade plans, Prime Minister Boris Johnson hinted at importing genetically modified food from the US and called for an end to ‘hysterical’ fears over the hygiene and standards of American food.Addressing the crowd at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, Johnson said: “There ...
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NewsBrexit and the meat industry: What happens now?
With the UK calling to an end its 47 year membership of the European Union, Meat Management explores what Brexit really means for the meat industry.Over the past few weeks, a number of organisations and key figures have spoken out on the major topics surrounding Brexit and the meat industry.Standards ...
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Meat trade organisations react to General Election result
With the Conservative Party wining a huge majority at the end of last week following the General Election Meat Management asked some of the leading trade bodies for their take on the results and what it means for the meat sector.[gallery type="slideshow" ids="https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2019/03/Alan-Clarke-QMS.jpg|QMS chief executive Alan Clarke.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2017/08/Norman-Bagley-e1554982405674.jpg|Norman Bagley of AIMS.,https://d34wkqkcvmkqx1.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/ymg-library/web/images/2017/10/SAMWs-new-executive-manager-Martin-Morgan-left-with-SAMW-president-Frank-Clark-e1539868775376.jpg|SAMW's ...
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NewsNSA launches toolkit to prepare businesses for the future
With significant changes to agriculture imminent, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has launched a ‘Business Readiness Toolkit’ to help UK sheep producers ensure they’re prepared for changes in the coming months and years.NSA chief executive, Phil Stocker.NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said: “NSA has long been aware our exit from ...
