Windsor Framework Update - Customs Requirements Delay until 31 March 2025
The Trader Support Service announced yesterday that the new arrangements under the Windsor Framework for parcels and freight movements that were envisaged to co...
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New form of food hygiene regulation for Retailers and Large Food Businesses?
The FSA Board has considered proposals from the FSA Executive for a phased approach towards a new form of food hygiene regulation for large, national businesses...
FPC Interpretation Guide to Medium Risk A & B EU Fresh Produce Categories
The UK Government have now released all information relating to the finalised SPS controls of Medium Risk Fruit & Vegetables being imported into the UK from...
Defra Announce Changes to Medium Risk Fruit & Vegetable Products
After further scientific review of commodities across all plant and plant product risk categories, there will be changes to the risk categorisation of certain p...
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Scheme Derogation Extended
The Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Standards derogation has been extended.The derogation on the requirement for marketing standards Certificates of Conformity...
Trader Support Service extended to end of 2025
A competitive procurement exercise for the free support service for businesses moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland will begin by early 2025....
Organics COI requirement extended to 1 February 2027
Defra Organics today announced that the derogation on the requirement for Certificates of Inspection for organic goods entering GB from the EU, EEA and Switzerl...
Defra Confirm extension of easement for Medium Risk Fruit & Vegetables to 1 July 2025
After many months of lobbying, FPc today received the following communication from Defra, "I am emailing to notify you of a change to the current BTOM timeline...
Alistair Carmichael elected as Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Alistair Carmichael MP was the sole nomination for the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, and has therefore been elected, unopposed. ...
2022 STEC Outbreak paper published - Eurosurveillance
In September 2022, a large outbreak of STEC O157:H7 was identified in the United Kingdom (UK). A national-level investigation was undertaken to identify the sou...
NCTS Maintenance 28th Sept - DOWNTIME
HMRC will be carrying out essential maintenance to the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) XI & GB channels, on Saturday 28th September 2024, timings as ...
Food Crime Strategic Assessment 2024 published
It is four years since the food crime units within the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland published the 2020 Food Crime Strategic Assessment, out...