Following on from the announcement that he would be scrapping the 2020 Autumn budget, the Chancellor has today announced a series of support measures for businesses over the next six months.

Today, the Government has announced the launch of its Covid-19 app across England and Wales.

  | AIC Feed Sector first produced Brexit guidance documents in November 2018 and these were updated through to August 2019.

Following the announcement on the 21st September that the UK Coronavirus Alert Level had been increased from three to four, AIC in consultation with the audit and certification bodies has decided to pause on site audits across all schemes with immediate effect until further notice.

FSA have launched a web hub providing details of the Scientific Advisory Committee structure. The hub can be accessed here https://sac.food.gov.uk/

AIC has received confirmation from the Environment Agency (EA) that all feed mills in scope of the Industrial Emissions Directive will still need to comply with the associated legally binding Best Available Techniques (BAT (page 76-78 for animal feed) by the 4 th December 2023 - regardless of any delay in the EA’s start of the Permit review process. The date is set in the legislation and therefore will not change.

AIC have been informed that HSE are conducting COVID spot check inspections by telephone. There have been some questions raised by businesses as to whether the calls are genuine.