Use tariffs to protect food safety and animal welfare in post-Brexit deals, ministers told

UK campaigners seeking ban on lower-standard imports dismayed by agriculture and trade commission's advice

Ministers have been advised to consider tariffs on imports of lower-standard food and farm produce from overseas, in order to protect the UK's high standards of food safety and animal welfare.

The recommendation, by an independent commission advising the government, was greeted with dismay by some farmers and food campaigners, who wanted an outright ban and regulations to prevent lower-standard imports in trade deals after Brexit.