Plant Health Legislation - Reminder for 9th November 2024
From 9 November 2024, the remaining changes will come into force. This includes: Listing certain pests, based on preliminary assessments, as provisional quarant...
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Codex Committee on Food Import/Export Inspection and Certification Systems - Outcome of Meeting Sept 24
The UK attended the Australian hosted Codex Committee on Food Import/Export Inspection and Certification Systems in Cairns during the week commencing 16 Septemb...
Plastic Packaging Tax increase from 1 April 2025
On 30 October, the Chancellor announced in the Budget that the rate of Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) will increase in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Th...
UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to be introduced 1 Jan 2027
Today the Govt issued a response to the UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) ‘introduction of a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)’ alongside ...
Kingsgate Food Pantry Peterborough
The KingsGate Food Pantry offers dignity, choice and friendship to families in Peterborough struggling against poverty by offering nutritious, affordable food a...
FPC AND HTA ISSUE JOINT ASKS FOR URGENT GOVERNMENT ACTION ON THE BORDER
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) and the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) have issued a joint letter to the government, calling for urgent action follow...
French Customs System Delta-T Down Time 22 - 25th November 2024
French Customs authorities have revised the dates they will be switching off their national transit management system (Delta-T). This outage will now take place...
Defra Launch new Plant Health Information Service
Defra are pleased to confirm that as of 22/10/2024 the new Plant Health Information (PHI) Service has been published and is now open for general use. This syst...
Notice to Traders 97/24 - Imports of Garlic from China under Statutory Instrument No.2020/1432
You may submit your application for a licence between 1 November 2024 and 5pm on 7 November 2024. If this is your first application in the quota year you will n...
Defra Seasonal workers survey results 2023
This Defra document provides a summary of results from a survey of workers who were issued Seasonal Worker visas during 2023. The purpose of the survey is to g...
Seasonal Worker visa numbers released for horticulture
The Seasonal Worker visa route has been confirmed today for 2025, with a total of 43,000 Seasonal Worker visas available for horticulture and 2,000 for poultry ...
New Policy recommendations for removing packaging from fresh produce
Back in March 2023, WRAP published The Pathway to Selling More Uncut Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Loose (The Pathway), which set out a vision to increase the prop...