Red Tractor seeks Fresh Produce Board Chair
Red Tractor is seeking to appoint a new Chair for the Fresh Produce Board. In this role the successful candidate will engage equally with sector board members a...
News & Views
Latest news and views across the fresh produce industry.
Call for comments - Helicoverpa (Cotton Bollworm)
APHA have issued a call for comments on the policy review of Helicoverpa armigera (known as the cotton bollworm). This may be relevant for certain fresh produce...
Defra Rejects Authorised Operator Status Roll Out
Following a 6 month pilot scheme, Defra have rejected the option of importers and agents performing their own plant health checks on incoming goods. The FPC hav...
HSE Pesticide Monitoring Plan 2026 - 2028
The Multi-annual Great Britain control plan for pesticide residues - 2026, 2027 and 2028 for the official Pesticide Residues in Food Monitoring Programme is now...
Ensuring Correct Declarations and Use of Waiver Codes for HRFNAO
The FPC are aware that the Food Standards Agency are working closely with Port Health and traders to understand the scale of 'mis-declarations' through incorrec...
Government Spending Review 2025
Over the last year, the government has taken action to fix the foundations of the economy, put the public finances on a sustainable path, and support growth. At...
FPC SECURES CRITICAL WIN FOR MEMBERS: SPS CONTROLS ON EU FRUIT & VEG DELAYED UNTIL JANUARY 2027
Dear Members,We are pleased to share a major breakthrough that directly benefits the fresh produce sector, following years of sustained pressure from FPC on b...
Claim back security deposits for goods eligible for preferential duty
You can now claim back a security deposit or guarantee paid at the time of import for goods eligible for a preferential rate of duty, where the proof of origin ...
GlobalGAP Public Consultation for Produce Handling Assurance (PHA) version 2
GlobalGAP has opened the public consultation for version 2 of the GLOBALG.A.P. Produce Handling Assurance (PHA) standard, which will run from 19 May–16 June 202...
Phase 3 "Not For EU" labelling to go ahead from 1st July 2025 as planned
Following the UK/EU Summit on 19 May, the Government is taking forward a new strategic partnership with the EU that will deliver greater prosperity and security...
Government Releases Preliminary Information on EU / UK SPS Deal
The latest from the UK Government The EU is our largest agri-food market, but since Brexit exports are down 21% and imports down 7% (2018-2024). Many businesses...
Defra Secretary of State to be quizzed by EFRA Committee May 20th 11am
Evidence session Tuesday 20 May, at 11am, Committee room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch live on parliamentlive.tv The cross-party group of MPs will next week ...