Members of parliament warned the British government to stop the introduction of low-quality food imports post-Brexit, reports The Independent. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee concluded the government's agriculture bill must be amended to ensure goods meet current rules for production, animal welfare, and the environment. The warning comes after committee members questioned environment secretary Michael Grove about a bill which fails to stop products like chlorinated chicken from entering the country.
After the hearing, the National Farmers' Union told The Independent that British farming has some of the highest standards in the world and said it was vital this was not undermined. In a new report, the Efra committee members said the government must "put its money where its mouth is" when it comes to maintaining these high standards post-Brexit. In addition to the chlorine-washed chicken that will reportedly go into the U.K. market from the U.S., there have also been warnings of hormone-treated beef that is currently not allowed in Britain. Full Story
Related: NFU Asks Prime Minister to Rethink Agricultural Bill; Retailers, Suppliers May Lose $12B Under No-Deal Brexit.
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