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1. Shard Calculation

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Calculated Shard: 51 (from laksa067)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa051.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/business/brexit-border-controls-uk-food-prices\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/business/brexit-border-controls-uk-food-prices\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/31\/business\/brexit-border-controls-uk-food-prices","crawl_time":1776054126,"first_indexed_time":1706763730,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,cnn!www,\/2024\/01\/31\/business\/brexit-border-controls-uk-food-prices s443","src_root_hash":"2312100192101524051","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Brexit is finally coming for UK food imports, and prices could rise | CNN Business","meta_descriptions":["New border controls on some of Britain’s food imports from the European Union came into force Wednesday for the first time since Brexit, increasing red tape for businesses and threatening to drive up prices for consumers."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"London\nCNN\n — \nNew border controls on\nsome of\nBritain’s\nfood imports\nfrom the European Union came\ninto force\nWednesday for the first time since\nBrexit\n, increasing red tape for businesses and threatening to drive up prices for consumers.\nMeat, eggs, fish and dairy are among a raft of fresh produce that will now require “export health certificates” and other paperwork before entering the United Kingdom.\nAccording to the UK government’s own estimates, the checks — including physical inspections from April — will cost British\nbusinesses about £330 million ($419 million) annually and increase food inflation by about 0.2 percentage points over three years. Some industry experts are warning of a greater impact on inflation.\nAd Feedback\nAd Feedback\nThe new controls mark the first time EU food producers must face the hassle of post-Brexit border bureaucracy since Britain exited the bloc’s vast internal market and customs union in January 2021. The country quit the EU a year earlier, in January 2020, following a divisive referendum in 2016.\nUK food producers exporting to the EU\nhave been subject to full border controls for three years, but the British government delayed the introduction of checks on food coming the other way five times over fears the extra controls could disrupt vital supplies.\nIt says the new controls will help prevent the import of diseases and pests from plant and animal products, while making Britain’s border the “most advanced in the world.”\n“The changes we’re bringing in will help keep the UK safe, while protecting our food supply chains and our agricultural sector from disease outbreaks that would cause significant economic harm,” a government spokesperson said Wednesday.\nIndustry groups have warned, however, that the new measures could ultimately hike prices of some staples and disrupt supplies when physical border checks are introduced at the end of April.\nThe British Meat Processors Association said there could be a “sudden shock to the food supply chain” because of issues ranging from a growing divergence in food safety rules between the UK and EU to a lack of\nEU vets available to sign export health certificates.\n“Even if vets can sign off, many smaller EU suppliers will simply stop exporting to the UK due to the extra bureaucracy,” the association said in a statement earlier this month. “To put this into context, Britain relies on imports for 22% of its beef, 21% of its sheep meat and 49% of its pork, with the EU supplying the bulk of those needs.”\nAnnual UK food price\ninflation\ntopped 19% last March, its highest rate in 45 years. It fell to 8% in December, according to\nofficial figures\n, which means prices are still rising but at a slower pace than a year ago.\nRising food prices have been a key driver of the nation’s cost-of-living crisis, and adding cost and friction to supply chains won’t help matters.\nA group of 30 trade organizations representing the UK food supply chain said last week that the new border measures would “impact the flow of critical food ingredients” from the EU to the UK.\nIn a six-page\nletter\nto the environment secretary, Steve Barclay, they warned, for example, that UK\nhealth certificates do not cover all EU goods imported by the food industry, meaning that ingredients such as liquid eggs mixed with sugar will no longer be allowed to enter the UK.\n“British food businesses producing, for example, desserts, mayonnaise, sauces, baked goods will have insufficient supply to continue to produce these and other foods using them, impacting on food security and product availability,” they said.\nEurope is the UK’s leading foreign supplier of food, accounting for more than a quarter of food consumed in Britain by value.","attrs_markdown":"Thank You\\!\n\nYour effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much appreciated.\n\nClose\n\nAd Feedback\n\n[Business](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business)\n\n[Markets](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/markets)\n\n[Tech](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/tech)\n\n[Media](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/media)\n\n[Calculators](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/financial-calculators)\n\n[Videos](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/videos)\n\n[More]()\n\n[Markets](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/markets)   [Tech](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/tech)   [Media](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/media)   [Calculators](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/financial-calculators)   [Videos](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/videos)\n\n[Watch](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/subscription\/all-access)   [Listen](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio)\n\nSubscribe\n\nSign in\n\nMy Account\n\n- [Settings](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/settings)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters)\n- [Topics you follow](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow?iid=fw_var-nav)\n- [Sign out](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/31\/business\/brexit-border-controls-uk-food-prices)\n\nYour CNN account Sign in to your CNN account\n***\nSign in\n\nMy Account\n\n- [Settings](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/settings)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters)\n- [Topics you follow](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow?iid=fw_var-nav)\n- [Sign out](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/31\/business\/brexit-border-controls-uk-food-prices)\n\nYour CNN account Sign in to your CNN account\n***\n[Listen](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio)   [Watch](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/subscription\/all-access)\n***\nEdition\n\n[US](https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[International](https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[Arabic](https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[Español](https:\/\/cnnespanol.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\nEdition\n\n- [US](https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [International](https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [Arabic](https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [Español](https:\/\/cnnespanol.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n***\n[Markets](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/markets)\n\n[Tech](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/tech)\n\n[Media](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/media)\n\n[Calculators](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/financial-calculators)\n\n[Videos](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/videos)\n***\nFollow CNN\n\nDownload the CNN App\n***\n\n- [US](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us)\n  - 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Please check back later.\n\nAd Feedback\n\n# Brexit is finally coming for UK food imports, and prices could rise\n[![Hanna Ziady](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/hanna-ziady)\n\nBy [Hanna Ziady](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/hanna-ziady), CNN\n\n3 min read\n\nPublished 9:37 AM EST, Wed January 31, 2024\n\nLink Copied\\!\n\n![A French Camembert cheese sits with meat and cheese products from across Europe in a shopping basket inside a Morrisons supermarket, operated by Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc, in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. Morrisons reported a growth in profits in their most recent financial year, boosted by food price inflation. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe\/Bloomberg via Getty Images](https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/240131105257-euro-food-uk-supermarket-080818.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_833,w_1480,c_fill)\n\nMeat and dairy products imported to Britain from the European Union are among the goods that are subject to extra checks from Wednesday.\n\nChris J. Ratcliffe\/Bloomberg\/Getty Images\n\nLondon\n\nCNN\n\n—\n\nNew border controls onsome ofBritain’s [food imports](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/29\/economy\/uk-food-imports-safety-brexit\/index.html) from the European Union cameinto forceWednesday for the first time since [Brexit](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/24\/economy\/brexit-uk-economy\/index.html), increasing red tape for businesses and threatening to drive up prices for consumers.\n\nMeat, eggs, fish and dairy are among a raft of fresh produce that will now require “export health certificates” and other paperwork before entering the United Kingdom.\n\nAccording to the UK government’s own estimates, the checks — including physical inspections from April — will cost Britishbusinesses about £330 million (\\$419 million) annually and increase food inflation by about 0.2 percentage points over three years. Some industry experts are warning of a greater impact on inflation.\n\nAd Feedback\n\nAd Feedback\n\nThe new controls mark the first time EU food producers must face the hassle of post-Brexit border bureaucracy since Britain exited the bloc’s vast internal market and customs union in January 2021. The country quit the EU a year earlier, in January 2020, following a divisive referendum in 2016.\n\nUK food producers exporting to the EUhave been subject to full border controls for three years, but the British government delayed the introduction of checks on food coming the other way five times over fears the extra controls could disrupt vital supplies.\n\nIt says the new controls will help prevent the import of diseases and pests from plant and animal products, while making Britain’s border the “most advanced in the world.”\n\n[![Britain has walked away from negotiations with Canada over a post-Brexit trade deal because of disagreements over beef and cheese.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Britain has walked away from negotiations with Canada over a post-Brexit trade deal because of disagreements over beef and cheese. MicroStockHub\/iStockphoto\/Getty Images Related article UK pulls out of post-Brexit trade talks with Canada](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/26\/business\/uk-pauses-canada-trade-negotiations)\n\n“The changes we’re bringing in will help keep the UK safe, while protecting our food supply chains and our agricultural sector from disease outbreaks that would cause significant economic harm,” a government spokesperson said Wednesday.\n\nIndustry groups have warned, however, that the new measures could ultimately hike prices of some staples and disrupt supplies when physical border checks are introduced at the end of April.\n\nThe British Meat Processors Association said there could be a “sudden shock to the food supply chain” because of issues ranging from a growing divergence in food safety rules between the UK and EU to a lack ofEU vets available to sign export health certificates.\n\n“Even if vets can sign off, many smaller EU suppliers will simply stop exporting to the UK due to the extra bureaucracy,” the association said in a statement earlier this month. “To put this into context, Britain relies on imports for 22% of its beef, 21% of its sheep meat and 49% of its pork, with the EU supplying the bulk of those needs.”\n\nAnnual UK food price [inflation](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/17\/economy\/uk-inflation-rise\/index.html) topped 19% last March, its highest rate in 45 years. It fell to 8% in December, according to [official figures](https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/economy\/inflationandpriceindices\/bulletins\/consumerpriceinflation\/december2023), which means prices are still rising but at a slower pace than a year ago.\n\n[![A customer looks at some goods at the Asda supermarket, in Aylesbury, England, on August 15, 2023. UK annual inflation stands at 7.9 percent, the highest among G7 nations, while the Bank of England is tasked by the UK government with keeping annual inflation at around two percent. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS \/ AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS\/AFP via Getty Images)](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) A customer looks at some goods at the Asda supermarket, in Aylesbury, England, on August 15, 2023. UK annual inflation stands at 7.9 percent, the highest among G7 nations, while the Bank of England is tasked by the UK government with keeping annual inflation at around two percent. 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Some industry experts are warning of a greater impact on inflation.\n\nAd Feedback\n\nAd Feedback\n\nThe new controls mark the first time EU food producers must face the hassle of post-Brexit border bureaucracy since Britain exited the bloc’s vast internal market and customs union in January 2021. 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It fell to 8% in December, according to [official figures](https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/economy\/inflationandpriceindices\/bulletins\/consumerpriceinflation\/december2023), which means prices are still rising but at a slower pace than a year ago.\n\nRising food prices have been a key driver of the nation’s cost-of-living crisis, and adding cost and friction to supply chains won’t help matters.\n\nA group of 30 trade organizations representing the UK food supply chain said last week that the new border measures would “impact the flow of critical food ingredients” from the EU to the UK.\n\nIn a six-page [letter](https:\/\/www.chilledfood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rt-Hon-Steve-Barclay-re-outstanding-BTOM-bio-and-food-security-issues-25-1-24.pdf) to the environment secretary, Steve Barclay, they warned, for example, that UKhealth certificates do not cover all EU goods imported by the food industry, meaning that ingredients such as liquid eggs mixed with sugar will no longer be allowed to enter the UK.\n\n“British food businesses producing, for example, desserts, mayonnaise, sauces, baked goods will have insufficient supply to continue to produce these and other foods using them, impacting on food security and product availability,” they said.\n\nEurope is the UK’s leading foreign supplier of food, accounting for more than a quarter of food consumed in Britain by value.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	London CNN — New border controls on some of Britain’s food imports from the European Union came into force Wednesday for the first time since Brexit , increasing red tape for businesses and threatening to drive up prices for consumers. Meat, eggs, fish and dairy are among a raft of fresh produce that will now require “export health certificates” and other paperwork before entering the United Kingdom. According to the UK government’s own estimates, the checks — including physical inspections from April — will cost British businesses about £330 million ($419 million) annually and increase food inflation by about 0.2 percentage points over three years. Some industry experts are warning of a greater impact on inflation. Ad Feedback Ad Feedback The new controls mark the first time EU food producers must face the hassle of post-Brexit border bureaucracy since Britain exited the bloc’s vast internal market and customs union in January 2021. The country quit the EU a year earlier, in January 2020, following a divisive referendum in 2016. UK food producers exporting to the EU have been subject to full border controls for three years, but the British government delayed the introduction of checks on food coming the other way five times over fears the extra controls could disrupt vital supplies. It says the new controls will help prevent the import of diseases and pests from plant and animal products, while making Britain’s border the “most advanced in the world.” “The changes we’re bringing in will help keep the UK safe, while protecting our food supply chains and our agricultural sector from disease outbreaks that would cause significant economic harm,” a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Industry groups have warned, however, that the new measures could ultimately hike prices of some staples and disrupt supplies when physical border checks are introduced at the end of April. The British Meat Processors Association said there could be a “sudden shock to the food supply chain” because of issues ranging from a growing divergence in food safety rules between the UK and EU to a lack of EU vets available to sign export health certificates. “Even if vets can sign off, many smaller EU suppliers will simply stop exporting to the UK due to the extra bureaucracy,” the association said in a statement earlier this month. “To put this into context, Britain relies on imports for 22% of its beef, 21% of its sheep meat and 49% of its pork, with the EU supplying the bulk of those needs.” Annual UK food price inflation topped 19% last March, its highest rate in 45 years. It fell to 8% in December, according to official figures , which means prices are still rising but at a slower pace than a year ago. Rising food prices have been a key driver of the nation’s cost-of-living crisis, and adding cost and friction to supply chains won’t help matters. A group of 30 trade organizations representing the UK food supply chain said last week that the new border measures would “impact the flow of critical food ingredients” from the EU to the UK. In a six-page letter to the environment secretary, Steve Barclay, they warned, for example, that UK health certificates do not cover all EU goods imported by the food industry, meaning that ingredients such as liquid eggs mixed with sugar will no longer be allowed to enter the UK. “British food businesses producing, for example, desserts, mayonnaise, sauces, baked goods will have insufficient supply to continue to produce these and other foods using them, impacting on food security and product availability,” they said. Europe is the UK’s leading foreign supplier of food, accounting for more than a quarter of food consumed in Britain by value.
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Ad Feedback # Brexit is finally coming for UK food imports, and prices could rise [![Hanna Ziady](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)](https://www.cnn.com/profiles/hanna-ziady) By [Hanna Ziady](https://www.cnn.com/profiles/hanna-ziady), CNN 3 min read Published 9:37 AM EST, Wed January 31, 2024 Link Copied\! ![A French Camembert cheese sits with meat and cheese products from across Europe in a shopping basket inside a Morrisons supermarket, operated by Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc, in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. Morrisons reported a growth in profits in their most recent financial year, boosted by food price inflation. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/240131105257-euro-food-uk-supermarket-080818.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_833,w_1480,c_fill) Meat and dairy products imported to Britain from the European Union are among the goods that are subject to extra checks from Wednesday. Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images London CNN — New border controls onsome ofBritain’s [food imports](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/economy/uk-food-imports-safety-brexit/index.html) from the European Union cameinto forceWednesday for the first time since [Brexit](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/24/economy/brexit-uk-economy/index.html), increasing red tape for businesses and threatening to drive up prices for consumers. Meat, eggs, fish and dairy are among a raft of fresh produce that will now require “export health certificates” and other paperwork before entering the United Kingdom. According to the UK government’s own estimates, the checks — including physical inspections from April — will cost Britishbusinesses about £330 million (\$419 million) annually and increase food inflation by about 0.2 percentage points over three years. Some industry experts are warning of a greater impact on inflation. Ad Feedback Ad Feedback The new controls mark the first time EU food producers must face the hassle of post-Brexit border bureaucracy since Britain exited the bloc’s vast internal market and customs union in January 2021. The country quit the EU a year earlier, in January 2020, following a divisive referendum in 2016. UK food producers exporting to the EUhave been subject to full border controls for three years, but the British government delayed the introduction of checks on food coming the other way five times over fears the extra controls could disrupt vital supplies. It says the new controls will help prevent the import of diseases and pests from plant and animal products, while making Britain’s border the “most advanced in the world.” [![Britain has walked away from negotiations with Canada over a post-Brexit trade deal because of disagreements over beef and cheese.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Britain has walked away from negotiations with Canada over a post-Brexit trade deal because of disagreements over beef and cheese. MicroStockHub/iStockphoto/Getty Images Related article UK pulls out of post-Brexit trade talks with Canada](https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/26/business/uk-pauses-canada-trade-negotiations) “The changes we’re bringing in will help keep the UK safe, while protecting our food supply chains and our agricultural sector from disease outbreaks that would cause significant economic harm,” a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Industry groups have warned, however, that the new measures could ultimately hike prices of some staples and disrupt supplies when physical border checks are introduced at the end of April. The British Meat Processors Association said there could be a “sudden shock to the food supply chain” because of issues ranging from a growing divergence in food safety rules between the UK and EU to a lack ofEU vets available to sign export health certificates. “Even if vets can sign off, many smaller EU suppliers will simply stop exporting to the UK due to the extra bureaucracy,” the association said in a statement earlier this month. “To put this into context, Britain relies on imports for 22% of its beef, 21% of its sheep meat and 49% of its pork, with the EU supplying the bulk of those needs.” Annual UK food price [inflation](https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/economy/uk-inflation-rise/index.html) topped 19% last March, its highest rate in 45 years. It fell to 8% in December, according to [official figures](https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/december2023), which means prices are still rising but at a slower pace than a year ago. [![A customer looks at some goods at the Asda supermarket, in Aylesbury, England, on August 15, 2023. UK annual inflation stands at 7.9 percent, the highest among G7 nations, while the Bank of England is tasked by the UK government with keeping annual inflation at around two percent. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) A customer looks at some goods at the Asda supermarket, in Aylesbury, England, on August 15, 2023. UK annual inflation stands at 7.9 percent, the highest among G7 nations, while the Bank of England is tasked by the UK government with keeping annual inflation at around two percent. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images Related article UK inflation posts first rise in almost a year](https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/economy/uk-inflation-rise) Rising food prices have been a key driver of the nation’s cost-of-living crisis, and adding cost and friction to supply chains won’t help matters. A group of 30 trade organizations representing the UK food supply chain said last week that the new border measures would “impact the flow of critical food ingredients” from the EU to the UK. In a six-page [letter](https://www.chilledfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Rt-Hon-Steve-Barclay-re-outstanding-BTOM-bio-and-food-security-issues-25-1-24.pdf) to the environment secretary, Steve Barclay, they warned, for example, that UKhealth certificates do not cover all EU goods imported by the food industry, meaning that ingredients such as liquid eggs mixed with sugar will no longer be allowed to enter the UK. “British food businesses producing, for example, desserts, mayonnaise, sauces, baked goods will have insufficient supply to continue to produce these and other foods using them, impacting on food security and product availability,” they said. Europe is the UK’s leading foreign supplier of food, accounting for more than a quarter of food consumed in Britain by value. 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Readable Markdown	London CNN — New border controls onsome ofBritain’s [food imports](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/economy/uk-food-imports-safety-brexit/index.html) from the European Union cameinto forceWednesday for the first time since [Brexit](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/24/economy/brexit-uk-economy/index.html), increasing red tape for businesses and threatening to drive up prices for consumers. Meat, eggs, fish and dairy are among a raft of fresh produce that will now require “export health certificates” and other paperwork before entering the United Kingdom. According to the UK government’s own estimates, the checks — including physical inspections from April — will cost Britishbusinesses about £330 million (\$419 million) annually and increase food inflation by about 0.2 percentage points over three years. Some industry experts are warning of a greater impact on inflation. Ad Feedback Ad Feedback The new controls mark the first time EU food producers must face the hassle of post-Brexit border bureaucracy since Britain exited the bloc’s vast internal market and customs union in January 2021. The country quit the EU a year earlier, in January 2020, following a divisive referendum in 2016. UK food producers exporting to the EUhave been subject to full border controls for three years, but the British government delayed the introduction of checks on food coming the other way five times over fears the extra controls could disrupt vital supplies. It says the new controls will help prevent the import of diseases and pests from plant and animal products, while making Britain’s border the “most advanced in the world.” “The changes we’re bringing in will help keep the UK safe, while protecting our food supply chains and our agricultural sector from disease outbreaks that would cause significant economic harm,” a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Industry groups have warned, however, that the new measures could ultimately hike prices of some staples and disrupt supplies when physical border checks are introduced at the end of April. The British Meat Processors Association said there could be a “sudden shock to the food supply chain” because of issues ranging from a growing divergence in food safety rules between the UK and EU to a lack ofEU vets available to sign export health certificates. “Even if vets can sign off, many smaller EU suppliers will simply stop exporting to the UK due to the extra bureaucracy,” the association said in a statement earlier this month. “To put this into context, Britain relies on imports for 22% of its beef, 21% of its sheep meat and 49% of its pork, with the EU supplying the bulk of those needs.” Annual UK food price [inflation](https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/economy/uk-inflation-rise/index.html) topped 19% last March, its highest rate in 45 years. It fell to 8% in December, according to [official figures](https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/december2023), which means prices are still rising but at a slower pace than a year ago. Rising food prices have been a key driver of the nation’s cost-of-living crisis, and adding cost and friction to supply chains won’t help matters. A group of 30 trade organizations representing the UK food supply chain said last week that the new border measures would “impact the flow of critical food ingredients” from the EU to the UK. In a six-page [letter](https://www.chilledfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Rt-Hon-Steve-Barclay-re-outstanding-BTOM-bio-and-food-security-issues-25-1-24.pdf) to the environment secretary, Steve Barclay, they warned, for example, that UKhealth certificates do not cover all EU goods imported by the food industry, meaning that ingredients such as liquid eggs mixed with sugar will no longer be allowed to enter the UK. “British food businesses producing, for example, desserts, mayonnaise, sauces, baked goods will have insufficient supply to continue to produce these and other foods using them, impacting on food security and product availability,” they said. Europe is the UK’s leading foreign supplier of food, accounting for more than a quarter of food consumed in Britain by value.
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