The decision by the UK government to slap importers of meat and dairy products from the EU with a £29 (€35) charge for each delivery of a specific item — such as an individual pack of cheese or sausage — with costs capped at £145 (€170) per shipment, has achieved a rare display of unity: complaints from food companies and consumers.
Cold Chain Federation Chief Executive Phil Pluck has warned that many EU food businesses, particularly small artisan producers will simply stop exporting t...
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Already a member? Login hereBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.