Article 6E8XN UK post-Brexit checks on fresh food from EU delayed for fifth time

UK post-Brexit checks on fresh food from EU delayed for fifth time

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Joanna Partridge
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Government move means new controls will not begin until end of January next year

The introduction of post-Brexit checks on food, plant and animal produce arriving in Britain has been delayed for the fifth time, the government has confirmed, meaning they will not begin until the end of January next year.

The decision to once again push back the beginning of new controls on imports, which was widely anticipated, means the phased introduction has been delayed by a further three months from late October.

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