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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Merrick

Food safety and hygiene standards ‘in danger’ from tearing up of EU laws, experts warn

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Food safety and hygiene standards are at risk from government plans to tear up remaining EU laws at breakneck speed, experts have warned.

The alarm has been raised over “incredibly concerning” legislation that will axe or replace up to 1,500 items of so-called “retained law” in just 15 months’ time, to draw a line under Brexit.

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