• If we leave the EU it doesn't stop us saying, "EU food can enter without checks".

    Is that the bit that's referred to here in the article:

    But this approach would have profound consequences. Overnight, there would be no protections whatsoever for UK consumers on the food they eat.

    This would be a betrayal of ministers' assurances of high food standards after Brexit, but put aside the morality and think about the practicality. Opening the border in this way would provide an open invitation for fraudsters. They could send anything to the UK they like - any food product, any drink, with any ingredient - knowing there would be no checks. The spot check system operating under EU law would vanish. There would be no documentation, no safeguards, no court oversight, and no supervision.

    The UK would be instantly downgraded to pariah status by the EU and the rest of our trading partners. British food exports would shrivel up.

  • I'm not sure I understand this, if I choose to buy USDA certified meat, I don't have to be part of the USA to know that it's been checked and certified to USDA standards.

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