At Provender wholesale plant nursery in Swanley, Kent, employees are unloading the first lorry load of goods into a newly-fitted, large biosecure barn established to carry out checks on products arriving from Europe.
Dysfunction in the post-Brexit border system is prompting a growing number of UK plant and food traders to try to set up their own “control points” where products can be inspected, as an alternative to state-run facilities.
The move is an attempt to lower costs and reduce…
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