Post-Brexit Food Checks Will Be ‘Light-Touch,’ UK Minister Says
- New border procedures set to enter force at end of month
- EU food imports to undergo spot checks at border, incur fees
A wholesale market in London.
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The UK will enforce “light-touch” post-Brexit checks on food and plant products beginning later this month to avoid disrupting businesses trading with European Union nations, a government minister said.
“We’re trying to cut down the amount of red tape and bureaucracy and so we’re continually trying to make sure we have a light touch,” UK Exports Minister Malcolm Offord told Bloomberg’s UK politics podcast on Tuesday. “This is why it’s been revised for the benefit of our companies.”