Red tape on meat exports to EU slashed after deal

Scottish meat exporters will benefit from less red tape following a deal with the EU, the UK Government has said.

The agreement will enable Scottish food producers to sell items such as raw burgers and sausages to the economic bloc for the first time since Brexit.

Last year, Scotland sold £123m worth of meat to the EU, including Angus beef, Lorne sausage and grouse.

The UK Government said the new deal will slash the costs and the red tape “burdening British businesses” which export to and import from the EU, while cutting lengthy delays currently facing traders.

The deal will also see an end to documentary and physical checks on UK goods such as dairy, fish and eggs.

Routine border checks will be eliminated which ministers say will ensure produce hits European shelves more quickly.

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