2024 IPPC ISPM consultation period - closes 31 July 2024
This year’s IPPC ISPM consultation period is now open. Please find attached a letter and template with more information regarding the consultation. Consultation...
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Latest news and views across the fresh produce industry.
Governmental Change - What this means for FPC lobbying
Following a change of Government overnight, the FPC is committed to supporting it's members by continuing to lobby on key issues affecting the industry. Whilst ...
NCTS5 Great Britain (GB) has gone live
HMRC recently confirmed that the GB NCTS4 service would cut over to the new NCTS5 service from 6am on 01 July 2024.They have just announced the GB service has...
Imports of Garlic from Countries other than China and EU Member States under Statutory Instrument No. 2020/1432
This notice is to inform of the next application round and quantity available for this quota for the period 1 August 2024 – 31 May 2025. Details of the quantity...
DEFRA Contractual Fairness Consultation Response
Between December 2023 and February 2024, Defra, in collaboration with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, conducted a ...
Issuing and fixing plant passports for regulated plant material from 1 January 2021
If you were authorised to issue EU plant passports, you do not need a new authorisation to issue UK plant passports. You must renew your authorisations every ye...
Consumer Goods Forum Launch SSCI Environmental Benchmark
The Consumer Goods Forum, responsible for GFSI, have launched the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative environmental benchmark which seeks to standardise the cri...
WWF Farm Loss - Tool Guidance
WWF has released guidance on their Global Farm loss Tool. They launched the Global Farm Loss Tool for growers of all sizes to more easily measure and report on-...
CGMA Chair awarded OBE in King's Birthday honours list.
Wanda Goldwag, new Chair of Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in HRH King Charles’ Birthda...
Abrafrutas wows the West End!
A Taste of Sustainability at The Embassy of Brazil on June 10th was a hit with guests and organised by The Chefs’ Forum. The special event highlighted the new ...
Expiry of the approval of the active substance myclobutanil in GB
The approval of myclobutanil was not supported for GB renewal. The approval of myclobutanil has now expired as a pesticide active substance in GB. The statutory...
URGENT: Importing High Risk Food not of Animal Origin- an update from the Port of Dover.
With reference to the 'Operational Border Target Operating Model Information' Defra circulated on 03/06/2024 which contained a significant inaccuracy regarding ...