The UK’s approach to food makes it increasingly vulnerable in an unstable world. A great food transformation with a focus on resilience is urgently needed, argues Paul Behrens Last week the UK ...

Following Brexit, the UK faces new regulatory barriers from the EU. Credit: Ivan Marc/Shutterstock. The UK’s food exports to the EU have fallen by £2.82bn ($3.57bn) annually since Brexit, according to ...

Rapid and urgent action on food is needed if the UK is to reboot its flagging economy, save the NHS billions, ensure national food security, and meet climate commitments, according to a new report.

UK food and drink exports rose in value in the first quarter but volumes were flat amid a “continued struggle” to return to pre-pandemic levels. That was the view of the UK’s Food and Drink Federation ...

Raw pet food, smokies, and unapproved producers were some of the issues identified by food agencies in the United Kingdom in a report on food crime. Details come from the 2024 Food Crime Strategic ...

A new perspective highlights how Brexit has fractured the UK’s food system, exposing vulnerabilities and ushering in new economic strategies that threaten food access, resilience, and public health.

A network that is trying to tackle the main foodborne risks in the United Kingdom has received further funding. The Food Safety Research Network (FSRN) is hosted by the Quadram Institute and led by Dr ...

The UK recently marked five years since it left the European Union at the beginning of 2020. Since 2019, according to a report by the UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF), exports to the EU have ...

Financial uncertainty has proved to be a major challenge for UK food and drinks manufacturers. But is the government investing in the industry and what more can it do to support them? The post-Brexit ...

Exports rose even further in the first half of 2025, jumping by 18.9% to £1.4bn, despite last April’s introduction of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs – which imposed a 10% levy on UK imports. This ...

The rising price of store cupboard staples and alcoholic drinks has lifted UK food inflation to a nine-month high, as the country’s Labour government faces growing political pressure over living costs ...

A record 3.1 million emergency food parcels have been handed out by a leading UK charity's food banks in just a year, according to latest figures. Of the food parcels distributed by the Trussell Trust ...