The department has urged companies to have data ready to ensure health certificates match different products in order to be signed off by local veterinary teams for export to Britain. It will be carrying out a number of trials in the run-up to the controls coming into force.
The deadline for health certs has been split so that most meat and food products will require a cert from July 1st, while dairy products will require certs from September 1st. Composite products, such as pizzas and ready meals, and fish products will not require certs until November 1st. “The key message from us is that that businesses engage, particularly locally with their local veterinary team so that they come up with a plan,” he said.
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