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 ...
News & Views
Latest news and views across the fresh produce industry.
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 ...
CIPC Store Testing Data Required by CIPC Residues Monitoring Group
The CIPC Residues Monitoring Group (CRMG) is a cross-industry body which has been set up by the UK potato industry to satisfy the data submission requirements o...
Preparing your load for inspection & getting it right at Sevington
There are several things you can do to help reduce the amount of time your goods may spend at a Border Control Post (BCP). 1. Place goods that have 100% or hig...
Claim back Import Duty and VAT on Damaged Imports
A new online service for repayment or remission claims for declarations made in the Customs Declaration Service has been added. Use the Customs Declaration Serv...
Defra Farm Business Survey results 2022
An overview of the horticultural industry in the United Kingdom (UK) using external data, including government published statistics and information from the pre...