British makers of sausages, pies and minced beef are facing a potentially crippling hit to their trade with Europe because of EU rules requiring prepared meat products to be imported in frozen form, the industry has warned.
Read the full article on the Financial Times website
NAM Implications:
- Essentially this means that you can’t sell any manufactured meat products chilled into the EU.
- i.e. the industry needs to get all their plants EU approved…
- ..or else!
- Local producers will have to focus on EU approval and factories that supply the domestic market…
- …will have to compete with low-cost imports.
