Blow to UK salmon industry as trial post-Brexit export scheme halted

• Government delays full introduction of digital certificates intended to cut paperwork for producers
• The trial of a digital system designed to simplify the paperwork required for fish exports after Brexit is ending without an immediate replacement, causing concern in the salmon industry.
• The pilot scheme, which aimed to digitise the paper health certificates needed for all fish and chilled food exported to Europe, was expected to save traders time and up to £3m in post-Brexit paperwork.
• However, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has told companies involved in the scheme that it will end without mentioning a replacement.
• The salmon industry had welcomed electronic certification as a means of reducing paperwork since Brexit.
• The industry is urging the government to act quickly, given the impact of the extra paperwork and potential delays on perishable foods.

Source The Guardian

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