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Post-Brexit border checks begin; food price rises expected

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UK inspections of European food, animal and plant product imports have come into force. Aimed at improving biosecurity, plant and animal inspectors will examine a proportion of imported goods including fresh meat, fish, and dairy produce. Importers fear this will disrupt supply chains, particularly for…

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