Trade
National Food Strategy should be a step towards safeguarding British food standards, says BPC
Poultry meat inclusion on seasonal worker visa scheme will strengthen food security, says BPC...
The “world’s best border” is not concerned with fair UK-EU trade
Delaying full controls until 2023 dances round disparity and the consequences of third country...
Kicking the ‘controls can’ down the road is helping UK competition
An ongoing lack of reciprocity in UK-EU trade risks “normalising unfair trade with our largest and...
Food Security begins at home: balancing self-sufficiency and trade in a time of crisis
With the price of poultry feed rising by the week, British food production must show leadership to...
Government’s ‘head-in-the-sand’ approach forces British businesses to pay the price
In the absence of a mutual Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) agreement with our largest trading...
SPS Agreement is what is best for British trade right now, says British Poultry Council
Relations with our largest and closest trading partner must be as efficient and as fair as...
Meat industry proposes new approach to minimise impact on trade with EU
As part of the SPS Certification Working Group, the British Poultry Council proposes a new process...
BPC submits oral evidence to the International Trade Select Committee
British Poultry Council Chief Executive, Richard Griffiths, was invited to submit oral evidence in...
Virtual roundtable on post-Brexit trade in food with Minister for International Trade
The British Poultry Council has teamed up with ResPublica to host a virtual roundtable to discuss...
Ag Bill: Dilution of food standards will penalise British producers
Writing in response to the House of Common’s latest rejection of the Lords amendment to the...
The UK cannot afford any disruption in trade of fresh poultry meat
In response to the letter from Michael Gove to trade bodies issued this morning, the British...
Oral evidence to the EFRA select committee on labour supply
British Poultry Council Chief Executive, Richard Griffiths, was invited to give oral evidence in...
Financial support for businesses impacted by COVID-19
The British poultry meat industry is asking for financial support from Government to mitigate the...
Trade deal crucial to national food security
With only four months until the end of the transition period, it is essential that the UK and EU...
National Food Strategy: Putting quality British food on every table
British poultry meat industry welcomes the recommendations made by the National Food Strategy’s...
Supermarkets pledge to protect British food standards in trade deals
The British Poultry Council welcomes the pledge made by a broad coalition of UK supermarkets to...
Ensuring Britain remains a global hub of poultry breeding stock
The British Poultry Council is calling on the Government to recognise the needs of the British...
Trade Bill: British poultry meat businesses must not be penalised
With the UK beginning a new chapter outside the European Union, it is more important than ever for...
Welcome Government’s commitment to uphold food standards in trade deals
Following the recent publication of a joint letter by the Department for International Trade and...
Government must live up to its commitment to maintain high standards in trade deals
Following reports that British food standards could be under threat as part of a US-UK trade deal,...
Welcome George Eustice’s commitment to maintain UK standards in trade deals
The British Poultry Council welcomes Defra Secretary of State George Eustice’s assurances to...
COVID-19: BPC’s evidence to EFRA select committee
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the value and purpose of food and demonstrated the resilience...
Trade and logistical challenges
Logistics is facing major challenges in keeping the ‘just in time ’food chain moving as well as...
No room for discussion on importing chemically washed chicken from the US
The Environment Secretary’s latest stance on potentially importing chemically washed chicken from...
