Update to Phytosanitary Control Measures: onions
This update is due to the Department for Business and Trade correcting their dataset entry in respect of measure type 360 - Phytosanitary Certificate (import). ...
News & Views
Latest news and views across the fresh produce industry.
New arrangements now in effect for moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework - 1st May 2025
Traders need to be aware of new arrangements under the Windsor Framework, an agreement between the United Kingdom and European Union. The new arrangements for t...
Outdated EPPO codes in the Plant Health Export Service (PHES)
APHA have identified that there are a few EPPO codes in PHES that have been replaced or archived by EPPO services. Until these inactive codes are removed or upd...
FSA - Root cause analysis course for food businesses
The Food Standards Agency now has free online Root Cause Analysis Course for Food Businesses course will provide you with an understanding of the theory and pra...
Proposals for Fair Dealings Regulations in the Fresh Produce Sector - FEEDBACK REQUIRED
Following the launch of Fair Dealing Regulations being launched in other agri-food sectors, such as milk, Defra are looking to introduce similar regulations in ...
Precision Breeding Secondary legislation
On 25 February, the UK Government introduced secondary legislation into Parliament to fully implement the UK Government’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding...
DEFRA - Phyto Sanitary Certificates
Asparagus imports (Mexico) – Clarification regarding additional Declaration requirements Following recent issues at the UK border please note confirmation of t...
Revolutionising MRL Risk Management in Global Horticulture - Your chance to be involved
FPC have been working with University of Lancaster on a new development for the horticultural sector. Background PRISM is a first of a kind algorithm-based tech...
26 tonnes of Illegal Plant Protection Products seized in France and Spain
Law enforcement from France and Spain, supported by Europol, have arrested 29 members of a criminal organisation for selling illegal plant protection products. ...
New regulations for cut Rosa flowers from 26 April 2025
In 2024, the GB Plant Health Service introduced legislation (see here) to enhance biosecurity by updating the existing measures within Annex 7 of the Phytosanit...
Simplified access to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) through your Business Tax Account (BTA)
HMRC are introducing a change to add a new CDS section to the BTA homepage. The new section will enable you to directly access CDS digital services whilst logge...
CDS Release 4.6.3.1 Details attached - 9th April
On 9th April Release 4.6.3.1 will be delivered for CDS. This release will not require any system downtime and will deliver new Goods Location Codes and some min...