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What are Britain's post-Brexit options and how will it impact industry?

Until negotiations have been completed, European Union law remains in force in the UK. The immediate impact of the decision to quit the 28-member state bloc looks like rising food prices in a country that produces and grows less than 60% of the food it eats and is particularly reliant on imports from the EU for fruit and vegetables.

Speaking to FoodNavigator yesterday, Tim Lang predicted it could take five to 10 years for the UK to become food self-sufficient in food products, if that extreme scenario ever arose. And in the meantime? “People will pay more for food. The British people have voted to raise the food prices," he said simply. 

 

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Food Labelling Services Comments:

Until Article 50 is initiated, EU Food law remains in force in the UK. Once this is activated, the negotiations will begin as to what happens with Food Law. There are 3 oprions - remain with EU law, cherry pick the bits of WU law that Britain would like and re-write other policies or implement the World Trade Organisations rules (these are low standards, and will probably be avoided). Whichever option is decided upon, there will be significant amounts of work to be completed, and it will not be a quick process.