UK DAIRY SECTOR LOOKS FOR EU FOOD SAFETY DEAL TO BOOST CONTINENTAL TRADE
October 24th, 2024
The UK government is poised to launch talks with the European Union (EU) on forging a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement (SPS) that could remove British and EU food health checks that impede the trade in dairy products.
Dairy UK chief executive Dr Judith Bryans told DII: “A new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU has the potential to help in reducing trade administration costs for UK dairy exporters. Exporters would certainly welcome a reduction in the cost of doing business with the EU, but at this stage we can’t know the wider impact ...
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