UK, EU Food Standards Deal Eases Northern Ireland Trade Rules
Britain's new food standards deal with the European Union to prevent border checks on agricultural produce such as meat and dairy will further ease contentious post-Brexit trade frictions between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.
The Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement, a key part of Monday's wider reset in relations, seeks to vastly cut checks and paperwork on plant and animal products, reduce lengthy lorry queues and allow food and drink to be traded more freely again.
It also means that food and horticultural products...
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