The new UK-EU food produce deal – explained

The two sides have agreed to remove certain Brexit checks on food and animal product exports to EU

The UK and the EU have finalised their deal to remove red tape for food producers wanting to export to the EU. It is the first of a series of agreements the two sides will formally announce at a summit in Brussels on 20 November.

It is understood the text is “settled” and not subject to further negotiation with the European Commission although an EU member state may yet raise issues with the text which is being formally circulated among EU ambassadors at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.