Food exporters advised to get ready for Brexit Round 2

New controls from April 1 will impact on exporters of all meat, dairy, and fish products and of regulated plants

From April 1, mincemeat and sausages must be frozen, for export from the EU to the UK. But the biggest change is documentary controls on import into the UK of a much wider range of products, including food and agricultural goods

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said last week it is crucial that exporters fully understand the new checks and controls on trade with the EU, which the UK will introduce on April 1.

Documentary controls on the import into the UK of a much wider range of products, including food and agricultural produce, will begin.