World Trade Organization

Government to consider work permits and seasonal agricultural scheme

02-Mar-2018 By Michelle Perrett

The government is considering work permits and a seasonal agricultural scheme to support the food sector and its worker needs after Brexit.

BREXIT

Contingency plans needed to mitigate Brexit risks

30-Oct-2017 By Rick Pendrous

Food manufacturers and retailers in the UK need to start preparing their contingency plans for a ‘hard’ Brexit – in which no deal is agreed with the EU – in order to mitigate the risks they face, warns a leading supply chain expert.

Prioritise food, urges industry as Brexit triggered

29-Mar-2017 By Michael Stones

The food and drink sector should receive priority in the forthcoming Brexit talks – which will begin after Article 50 is triggered today – urges a range of industry organisations.

Brexit White Paper response focuses on trade and labour

03-Feb-2017 By Michael Stones

The government has been warned against relying solely on World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to ensure Britain’s export success after Brexit.

The Big Interview

Food industry urged to find one voice on Brexit: NFU

02-Feb-2017 By Mike Stones

National Farmers Union director general Terry Jones tells Mike Stones the food industry needs to speak with unity to make the best of Brexit.

Lack of Brexit plans a ‘huge threat’ to food industry

20-Oct-2016 By Matt Atherton

The food industry faces a “huge threat” due to the environment secretary Andrea Leadsom’s lack of an effective Brexit plan, claims the GMB union.

Private sector law will be the ‘answer to globalisation’

06-Sep-2010 By Rick Pendrous

Private sector standards and self-regulation are set to become far more important than the public sector law for international trade within the food supply chain, predicts a legal expert.