More than a dozen major retailers and food producers from the UK have written to the EU requesting a reduction in checks on food and drink moving across the Channel. They claim that post-Brexit regulations have significantly increased costs by £2 billion and made it challenging to supply products efficiently. The businesses argue for a veterinary agreement and the harmonization of food safety rules to enhance trade relations. This plea aligns with broader efforts to reset the UK's ties with the EU while maintaining other trade relationships, such as with the US.
More than a dozen leading retailers in Britain have urged the EU to reduce checks on food and drink across the Channel, citing billions in costs post-Brexit.
These companies emphasize that unnecessary red tape since Brexit has added £2 billion to costs and made it more difficult to supply products effectively.
The letter highlights that harmonizing food safety rules or recognizing them as equivalent is essential to improve trade relations between the UK and the EU.
The Labour government has committed to securing a veterinary agreement with the EU to reduce red tape, which complicates shipping with extensive documentation requirements.
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