Farcical response to questions about fresh produce border checks

Farcical response to questions about fresh produce border checks

This week’s parliamentary session with Baroness Hayman, regarding the industry’s questions in relation to the proposed introduction of plant health border checks for fresh produce and plants was incredibly disappointing, according to Mike Parr, CEO PML Seafrigo, UK & Ireland. In an impassioned comment piece which follows, Parr said the move represented yet another painful

“Farcical Response To Questions Regarding Border Checks For Fresh Produce,” Says Mike Parr

Mike Parr has written an opinion piece for Freshtalk Daily voicing his concerns over the current lack of communication by Defra."This week’s parliamentary session with Baroness Hayman, regarding the industry’s questions in relation to the proposed introduction of plant health border checks for fresh produce and plants was incredibly disappointing."It represented yet another painful example of the government’s failure to understand the critical i…