Cold Chain Sector see the EU/UK deal as just the beginning

We welcome the announcement that current border restrictions on medium risk food products are to be simplified. Whilst the new EU/UK extension of the current fishing from 2026 to 2038 deal is disappointing and will certainly have a detrimental effect on UK fishing communities.

Veterinary certification costs and procedures, introduced as a result of Brexit, have had a hugely negative effect on food producers and hauliers. Any measure that simplifies food movement between the UK and EU without compromising safety is welcome.

Phil Pluck, CEO of the CCF said ‘A relaxation of veterinary certification is a very welcome move for the cold chain sector and for food producers. If this transition is handled efficiently, then it bodes well for a journey back to common borders on food movement. For forty years food movement across the channel between the UK and mainland EU has been efficient, cost effective and safe.

The current arrangements have not improved food safety but have created a massive administrative and cost increase. This seems like a good first step towards a more pragmatic and shared food movement protocol.

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