UK delays border checks on EU food imports

Physical inspections of EU food imports due to start in January 2022 will now happen in July 2022 to give businesses 'more time to prepare', Brexit minister David Frost has said

The UK's chief Brexit negotiator David Frost said firms need to focus on Covid recovery before dealing with more Brexit red tape. File picture

The UK has delayed the introduction of new post-Brexit border checks on food from the EU, as British retailers battle a supply chain crisis fuelled by the pandemic and the effects of quitting the EU.

Physical inspections of EU food imports due to start in January 2022 will now happen in July 2022, Brexit minister David Frost said in a statement.