The document warns that the supply of UK veterinary medicines could be disturbed, which “would reduce our ability to prevent and control disease outbreaks, with potential detrimental impacts for animal health and welfare, the environment, wider food safety/availability and zoonotic disease control which can directly impact human health”. It comes […]
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Junk food ad ban will make life even harder for industry amid Brexit, PM warned
A ban on junk food advertising will harm businesses already braced for no-deal Brexit, industry leaders have told Boris Johnson. Some of the UK’s biggest food and drink companies said they had played an important role in “feeding the nation” during the coronavirus crisis, and called on the Prime Minister […]
Brexit talks halted as member of Michael Barnier’s team tests positive for Covid
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, wished the ill official a “speedy recovery” and said “work will continue in full respect of Covid-19 rules”. A UK Government spokesman said: “The UK and EU teams have agreed to continue to negotiate remotely for the time being. The […]
Stockpile pet food and plan emergency Brexit airlifts, animal charities tell Government
Britain must stockpile pet food and livestock feed and plan for airlifts of medical supplies to protect animals from Brexit chaos next year, leading charities will warn on Wednesday. The end of the Brexit transition period on December 31 could cause shortages of food for pets and livestock as well […]
Rishi Sunak can get us out of this crisis by embracing a clean break Brexit
Sunak must not make the mistakes of Osborne. So far, he has made the right moves. The massive £350 billion stimulus package was the right medicine for pandemic lockdown economic pain. Now he must not hit the brakes in fear of mounting debt, but focus on growing us out of […]
CEOs make government Brexit deal plea after Covid cash squeeze curbs stockpiling
Getty Images Industry bosses today called on Government to thrash out a post-Brexit deal, warning that the cash crunch caused by coronavirus had left businesses unable to stockpile. Manufacturers, retailers and their suppliers are facing the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, but without the firepower to stockpile to ensure goods […]
Government tells firms to stockpile medicines for end of Brexit transition
There are concerns that the coronavirus crisis has led to a dwindling of medical stocks – EPA Pharmaceutical companies should stockpile six weeks’ worth of drugs to limit disruption at the end of the Brexit transition period, the Government has warned. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has […]