Brexit Risks Hurting U.K. Food Security and Farming, Study Says
- Lower food supply, volatile prices among risks, academics say
- Other key issues include subsidies, replacing food legislation
Bentley Hall Farm in Wickford, U.K., on Aug. 15, 2016.
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Brexit risks hurting food security and standards in the U.K. and the government needs to do more to alleviate concerns about the food and farming industries’ future, according to a study led by researchers at three U.K. universities.
Among the risks are reduced supplies, more volatile prices and lower food-safety standards if Britain fails to adopt European Union safety rules, according to a report by academics including Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City University in London. Whether there’s a hard or soft Brexit, it will potentially have “enormous” implications for food, they said.