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<p>This Government is committed to upholding our high environmental, food safety and
animal welfare standards as we leave the EU. The EU Withdrawal Act will transfer all
existing food safety provisions, including existing import requirements, onto the
UK statute book after the Transition Period. These requirements include a ban on using
artificial growth hormones in domestic and imported products, and set out that no
products, other than potable water, are approved to decontaminate poultry carcasses.</p><p>
</p><p>Our manifesto is clear that in all of our trade negotiations, we will not compromise
on our high environmental protection, animal welfare and food standards.</p><p> </p><p>We
are already engaging with the agricultural sector as part of our trade discussions
and we will continue to work closely with the National Farmers’ Union and other relevant
stakeholders across the food chain to understand the concerns about the impact of
new trade deals, as well as the opportunities. The Government has in place a range
of stakeholder groups to feed into our policy development on trade. These include
the Strategic Trade Advisory Group, the Agri-Food Expert Trade Advisory Group and
various supply chain groups.</p>
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