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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/16/uk-post-brexit-fruit-and-vegetables-delayed-eu

UK’s post-Brexit checks on fruit and vegetables delayed for a third time​

Move comes amid concerns from suppliers that checks on goods coming from EU could lead to higher prices

The government said plans to introduce checks on some fruit and vegetables, such as celery and tomatoes, from 1 January would now be postponed by six months, in a move that would give it more time to understand the impact on businesses.


Nine years after voting they will try to understand what impact Brexit will have on businesses. Really, seriously? Hmm, I wonder what the answer to that question is?
Presumably Starmer does realise he hasn't any choice but to implement it eventually, and not just because of the EU, he does, doesn't he? No?

It also seems that the UKCA mark is going to be abandoned as well. So new products will require the CE mark. Tested in the EU.

You can't make this up.

Remember, Starmer, Herr Scholz said you have to implement the Brexit agreement in full.
 
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd988p00z1no

Brexit red tape on British businesses has caused goods trade between the UK and EU to slump and the problem is getting worse, a study has warned.

Many smaller UK producers have given up exporting small amounts to the EU after facing more rules and regulations, a report by Aston University Business School has found.

Something Paul has been saying for some time.
 
Paul the Wolf rubbing himself red raw too this

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/18/uk-not-for-eu-meat-and-dairy-labelling-postponed

UK’s ‘not for EU’ meat and dairy labelling plan postponed indefinitely​

Policy devised under Conservatives will be reviewed after warnings of chaos for producers and suppliers

Government plans to force food manufacturers to put “not for EU” labels on all meat and dairy products sold across Britain next month have been indefinitely postponed after warnings that the scheme could cause “chaos” for producers and suppliers.

The government will instead review the policy, which was devised under the Conservative administration. Legislation to implement the changes has yet to be brought in.

The Food and Drink Federation had estimated the cost to the industry of meeting the new labelling requirements at up to £250m a year, and warned that it would increase the price of products for shoppers.
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"Not for the EU". A label that inspire confidence in the consumer.

I would think: so the test treshold for this meat is lower than the past as it cant be sold in the EU?

It evokes "not for human consumption"
 
Buster15 said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd988p00z1no

Brexit red tape on British businesses has caused goods trade between the UK and EU to slump and the problem is getting worse, a study has warned.

Many smaller UK producers have given up exporting small amounts to the EU after facing more rules and regulations, a report by Aston University Business School has found.

Something Paul has been saying for some time.
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Who would have thought it?

It already has and will continue to impact many SME. Many of whom seemingly voted for it in the first place.

Sure you can tinker round the edges and improve some things marginally....but it won't fundamentally change outside of the single market.
 
horsechoker said:
Paul the Wolf rubbing himself red raw too this

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/18/uk-not-for-eu-meat-and-dairy-labelling-postponed

UK’s ‘not for EU’ meat and dairy labelling plan postponed indefinitely​

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The "Not for EU" was for orignally for GB products to be sold in Northern Ireland without having to go through the additional checks and certification , which they still have to do.

Now it's Starmer hopelessly trying to have a Vet agreement not realising that you still have to prove where the products come from and still have all the certification. He's promised to sign up for a course on how different Customs Unions work before he loses his job. He hasn't got much time.

Apart from the odd nutcase, Starmer will probably be the last person in the Uk who still thinks Brexit will work.
 
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FireballXL5 said:
Well I never...

Revealed: Far higher pesticide residues allowed on food since Brexit​


'The amount of pesticide residue allowed on scores of food types in England, Wales and Scotland has soared since Brexit, analysis reveals, with some now thousands of times higher.'


https://www.theguardian.com/environ...sticide-residues-allowed-on-food-since-brexit
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It really is the gift that keeps on giving.

Ah well. At least our sovereignity is residue-free, I suppose.
 
Don't worry, at least the NHS now has an extra 350 million per week to deal with the fallout of that, right?
 
It's nice to see that after centuries of ruining other places, Britain finally turned to ruining itself.
 
4bars said:
"Not for the EU". A label that inspire confidence in the consumer.

I would think: so the test treshold for this meat is lower than the past as it cant be sold in the EU?

It evokes "not for human consumption"
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Don’t forget chlorinated chicken
 
Yet despite all that's happened and all the things still to come, one of the main proponents of it is has just become an MP and still fawned over by the media.
People actually still believe what he says and earns a fortune conning people with lies. He should be behind bars not in the HoC.
 
I am/was as anti brexit as anybody. But surely there's a case to make that any larger country should have the facilities and capabilities to test the chemicals it needs for it's own drinking water?
 
Abizzz said:
I am/was as anti brexit as anybody. But surely there's a case to make that any larger country should have the facilities and capabilities to test the chemicals it needs for it's own drinking water?
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We could do that, but this way works out much better for the water companies. If there's no way to test, they don't have to pay for testing. Another win for the CEOs and shareholders.
 
Jippy said:
Surely they just pass a new law allowing them to just use EU standard products. Brexit problems aside, this further proves, if needed, that the privatisation of essential services is a negative for 99%of the population.
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decorativeed said:
We could do that, but this way works out much better for the water companies. If there's no way to test, they don't have to pay for testing. Another win for the CEOs and shareholders.
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Abizzz said:
I am/was as anti brexit as anybody. But surely there's a case to make that any larger country should have the facilities and capabilities to test the chemicals it needs for it's own drinking water?
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I could be wrong here, but my reading of that story is not so much geared to "UK capitalism/privitisation caused this." Although i agree with the sentiment that water should not be in private hands in any capacity.

The EU is 27 countries and 450 million people, the creation of the chemicals in Europe are obviously going to be created and tested for the EU market. The UK regulations specifically state those chemicals are now unable to be considered for use in the UK based of EU tested results. Obviously EU tested chemicals are fine for the UK. However it is the UK regulation that is at fault. Private testing labs in the UK would have to exist for the sole purpose of re-testing EU approved chemicals, which no private company would be happy about, or you'd have to spend on tax-payer labs to come to the same result. That seems like a insane amount of waste. Being inside the EU though, the UK would have probably joined the shared EU testing lab system and thus no "brexit problem".

Ultimately the UK will have to pay in some capacity to re-test EU approved chemicals or as Jippy suggests, likely changing the rules. Thus making this whole thing the stupidest decision the UK has made in a long time, and this fiasco is just the latest example of what walling yourselves off from the continent means for everyday things like water.
 
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