Since January 2021 high-priority seed has required a phytosanitary certificate, prenotification via PEACH, and import inspections at Place of Destinations (PoDs). The PoD scheme was a temporary measure to ease new requirements following EU Exit, and ends on 31st December 2021. They will be replaced by checks at Border Control Posts (BCPs) and Control Points (CPs).
The Institute of Occupational Medicine and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are conducting a Covid-19 at work study and as part of the study have prepared a 10 minute survey and is inviting individual food sector companies to complete the online survey.
The European Commission has today published the results of its study on the legal status of ‘New Genomic Techniques’ (NGTs). Due to the 2018 European Court judgement these are all currently classed as genetic.
Guidance for growers of ready-to-eat crops. The guidance explains how to manage farm manures by developing safety plans that will reduce the risks of microbiological contamination of ready-to-eat crops.
