Food suppliers have warned that the checks will 'increase food prices and reduce consumer choice'
New post- Brexit border checks on goods entering the country take effect from today , despite warnings that they could lead to higher food prices and supply chain disruption.
Additionally, importers are now faced with fees up to £145 for entry of these goods into the UK, a charge designed to fund the operation of new border control posts established post-Brexit. Earlier in the month, the Cold Chain Federation appealed to the Government to postpone the introduction of these checks once more. Phil Pluck, the chief executive, described the BTOM as "a broken model".
Labour MP Stella Creasy criticised the implications of these measures, giving a speech in the Commons where she dubbed them a "Brexit border tax", suggesting they could add an additional £8 to monthly food shopping bills. Cabinet Office minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe emphasised the necessity of these checks stating: "It is essential that we introduce these global, risk-based checks to improve the UK's biosecurity. We cannot continue with temporary measures which leave the UK open to threats from diseases and could do considerable damage to our livelihoods, our economy and our farming industry.
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