Farm groups frustrated by delay to EU food import checks

摘要

Farm organisations have criticised the government's decision to delay post-Brexit checks on EU imports for a further six months.While the EU imposed stringent checks on British exports from 1 January 2021, the UK fast-tracked imports to avoid food shortages.The government planned to introduce documentary checks on animal products for human consumption from 1 April 2021. It aimed to match Brussels by imposing third-country status on EU goods by 1 July 2021. However, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has announced Britain is not yet ready to introduce the checks due to disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.