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UK and EU remove Brexit food checks by 2028
The UK and EU have agreed to scrap border checks on food and animal products, but implementation is delayed until the first quarter of 2028.
In brief
The UK and EU have agreed to scrap border checks on food and animal products, but implementation is delayed until the first quarter of 2028. The UK and EU agreed to remove Brexit checks on food and animal products, with implementation expected in the first quarter of 2028 after a six-month delay caused by a change in…
UK and EU complete food deal
The UK and EU have finished their agreement to remove Brexit checks on imports and exports of food and animal products including sausages, cheese, leather goods and flowers.
Food exports collapsed by a third
British food exports to the EU dropped by a third since 2019, with eggs, chicken and potato products worst hit, according to the National Farmers' Union last month.
Deal won't take effect until 2028
The sanitary and phytosanitary deal is not expected to be implemented until the first quarter of 2028 after a six-month delay caused by a change in UK prime minister.
Smaller retailers can buy in smaller batches
Smaller UK retailers such as delicatessens will be able to return to buying smaller batches of cheese and wines, something that became impossible because of Brexit checks introduced in 2022.
UK must align food standards with EU
The delay is caused by the UK's need to dynamically align British food standards legislation with the EU's, though the UK has diversified in some areas such as fungicides for crops.
Northern Ireland labelling rules change
Under the proposed framework, retailers in Northern Ireland will no longer have to label products as not for the EU, a process previously criticised by supermarket chains such as Marks and Spencer.
At a glance
The UK and EU agreed to remove Brexit checks on food and animal products, with implementation expected in the first quarter of 2028 after a six-month delay caused by a change in UK prime minister.
