UK Food Businesses Felt More Negatively Impacted by Brexit than COVID
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) published the results of a survey it conducted to ascertain the views of food business operators (FBOs) in the dairy, meat, and wine sectors. The survey supports the rollout of the Operational Transformation Program (OTP) and the implementation of official controls.
The study entailed a quantitative survey of 400 FBOs based in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, followed by in-depth interviews with 60 FBOs. Fieldwork took place between June and August 2022. Questionnaire coverage included FBOs’ experiences working with FSA, their understanding of FSA’s work, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK’s exit from the EU, and their familiarity with OTP.