{"id":7400,"date":"2019-02-11T16:21:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T16:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/food-industry-warns-gove-on-brexit-crisis\/"},"modified":"2019-02-11T16:21:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T16:21:25","slug":"food-industry-warns-gove-on-brexit-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/food-industry-warns-gove-on-brexit-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Food industry warns Gove on Brexit ‘crisis’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The UK food industry has threatened to stop co-operating with government policy consultations, saying it is busy trying to stave off the “catastrophic impact” of a no-deal Brexit.<\/p>\n

The warning came in a letter to Environment Secretary Michael Gove from more than 30 business leaders.<\/p>\n

They said it looked “ever more the likeliest outcome” that the UK would leave the EU without an agreement.<\/p>\n

They added that it was a “moment of potential crisis” for their industry.<\/p>\n

Those signing the letter included the heads of the Food and Drink Federation, the National Farmers’ Union and UK Hospitality.<\/p>\n

“Neither we nor our members have the physical resources nor organisational bandwidth to engage with and properly respond to non-Brexit related policy consultations or initiatives at this time,” they wrote.<\/p>\n

“Government has recruited many extra staff; we cannot.”<\/p>\n

The firms urge the government to place a range of current and planned industry consultations on “pause” until the Brexit uncertainty is over.<\/p>\n

The consultations the firms cite include one relating to further curbs on the advertising of sugary foods, a national recycling collection strategy and proposals for a tax on plastic items with less than 30% recycled content.<\/p>\n

The letter, first reported by Sky,<\/a> is further evidence of the industry’s frustration at the continuing lack of certainty over the Brexit process.<\/p>\n

“Businesses throughout the UK food chain – and their trade associations – are now totally focused on working to mitigate the catastrophic impact of a no-deal Brexit,” says the letter, which was sent last Friday.<\/p>\n

“Large amounts of time, money, people and effort are being diverted to that end.” <\/p>\n

The letter comes just two weeks after major retailers warned MPs<\/a> that a no-deal Brexit would cause huge disruption to the industry, leading to higher prices and empty shelves in the short-term. <\/p>\n

Sainsbury’s, Asda and McDonald’s were among those who warned stockpiling fresh food was impossible, and that the UK was very reliant on the EU for produce.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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