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Fresh Produce Consortium Criticises UK's Post-Brexit Border Strategy

The chief executive of Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) Nigel Jenney has condemned the UK government's post-Brexit border solution.

EU Parliament Approves New Business Supply Chain Audit Law

The European Parliament has voted for a new law that will require larger companies operating in the bloc to check if their supply chains use forced labour...

EU Parliament Backs Clampdown On Single-Use Plastic Packaging

The European Parliament approved a proposed law on Wednesday (24 April) that would ban certain single-use plastic packaging like mini shampoo bottles in ho...

New Brexit Border Checks Could Stifle Fine Food Imports From EU, Warn Sellers

EU exporters of chilled and frozen meat, fish, cheese, dairy products and some cut flowers have had to present health certificates, signed off by a vet or...

EU Provisionally Agrees Ukraine Farm Import Curbs

The European Union provisionally agreed to restrictions on Ukrainian food imports, which some EU members say have destabilised the bloc's agricul...

France Lets Farmers Use More Pesticides To Protect Sugar Output

French farmers will be allowed to apply more pesticides on their sugar beet fields this year due to a high risk of attacks from an insect carrying a diseas...

Retailers’ Historic And Growing Role In Transforming The Palm Oil Supply Chain

Since its establishment 20 years ago, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has identified retailers as one of the key partners to stimulate the de...

EU Envoys Strike New Deal On Ukraine Food Imports

Ambassadors from European Union countries reached a revised deal to extend tariff-free food imports from Ukraine - with restrictions - after some states co...