Get in Fruit and Veg prices to go up - another Brexit win

'Britain imports 22% of its beef, 21% of its sheep meat and 49% of its pork, and relies on the EU for the bulk of those imports' to supplement the reduced capacity of British farmers. EU standards are more considered than American regulations.

'Another consideration to take into account is of a lack of veterinary capacity among EU exporting countries, and that some EU vets might not be prepared to sign the health certificates needed to be able to export meat, due to requirements diverging since Brexit.'
 
It ought to be unbelievable that the brexiteers are claiming increased pries, red tape and delays to fresh produce is a good thing, a brexit bonus

But here we are
 
Mottie said:
I'll just be looking at the label to see where the meat has come from. Nobody will be forced to eat it you know.
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I used to be able to look at the product, decide if I liked the look of it, checked the date and bought it.

Now I'm going to have to read all the label for all the details. Like mixed standards on the same shelves.

I thought control was higher standards, not the choice of lower standards. And no doubt the lower prices will force our existing standards down to match.

Progress. Advancing backwards. And thinking its great.
 
carmanmemoranda said:
I used to be able to look at the product, decide if I liked the look of it, checked the date and bought it.

Now I'm going to have to read all the label for all the details. Like mixed standards on the same shelves.

I thought control was higher standards, not the choice of lower standards. And no doubt the lower prices will force our existing standards down to match.

Progress. Advancing backwards. And thinking its great.
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Across the supermarket shelves are examples of retailers and manufacturers shaving contents and dialling down expensive ingredients and, it seems, hoping we don’t notice. Shrinkflation – where pack sizes are reduced and prices stay the same, or even go up, and skimpflation – where recipes are reformulated and expensive ingredients cut down – are common [and] to make matters worse, only part of this is captured by the official inflation figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) takes into account pack size changes. So when it says that the cost of butter has fallen, that isn’t because you now get 200g rather than 250g – the price really has gone down.

When the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority examined grocery price inflation last year, it raised concerns about consumers’ ability to compare prices if pack sizes are changing. It said that clear and consistent unit pricing – when, for example, a price per gram is displayed – could help with comparisons as the unit price would rise with shrinkflation. However, it acknowledged “it may not be sufficient as [the] consumer generally will not know what the previous unit price was”. On what it referred to as “scrimpflation”, it suggested consumers would vote with their feet if quality was reduced too much.

It doesn’t have to be like this. In France, Carrefour put up signs warning customers of examples of shrinkflation and ministers there and in Germany are reportedly considering ways to address the problem. In South Korea, new laws will oblige manufacturers to make it clear when a product size has been reduced.

In the UK, packaging rules insist that information is accurate and consumers are not misled. This means manufacturers have to change the packet when they make any of these changes. So why not force them to highlight the difference when they make that change?

Hilary Osborne@the Garundia
 
Watch this video which explains it all in simple terms.

It is really beyond pathetic.

Brexiteers please answer and don't hide.

 
"This is an apple, not a hand grenade."
:LOL:
A helpful touch for his audience to tell the difference between that and a tomato.
 
SirGalahad said:
Watch this video which explains it all in simple terms.

It is really beyond pathetic.

Brexiteers please answer and don't hide.

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Typical Tory need to say anymore.
What do you say about the EU not carrying out checks.?
 
gant said:
Typical Tory need to say anymore.
What do you say about the EU not carrying out checks.?
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Did you not watch it. The EU does not have to carry out checks when its selling to the UK, that is the UK job just as when someone sells to the EU they will carry out checks. If goods that come from outside the EU to go to the UK the EU doesnt need to check them - its our responsibility.

If we buy goods from the EU they meet EU standards but we are trying to buy goods from outside the EU that pass through the EU - its not on them to check them.

The UK wants the EU to carry out checks for them and not pay them.

It is absurd but thats what Brexit was - hate our fellow europeans.

We got sold a massive lie and because some on here collate Brexit with sovereignty they will never ever criticise it.
 
Well considering a report says they haven't the staff in place to carry out checks in the EU what makes you think all EU produce is up to scratch.
It's Britain that's called for the inspections not the EU.
 
gant said:
Well considering a report says they haven't the staff in place to carry out checks in the EU what makes you think all EU produce is up to scratch.
It's Britain that's called for the inspections not the EU.
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WRONG

as usual

I guess Gant hasnt heard of WTO
 
gant said:
Well considering a report says they haven't the staff in place to carry out checks in the EU what makes you think all EU produce is up to scratch.
It's Britain that's called for the inspections not the EU.
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Wait on, did you even understand what is going on.

As you have it backwards.

Which report is this.
 
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