Government ‘won’t turn away’ fruit and veg at Brexit border
With new Brexit checks on food imports to begin later this week, the government has been telling retailers it won’t turn away products over incomplete paperwork.
From Wednesday, European importers will have to provide health certificates for so-called “medium and high risk” animal and plant products coming into the UK, but Retail Week understands that the government has been telling retailers and suppliers it will take a “light touch” approach.
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