UK Plan To Replace EFSA Post-Brexit Leaves Industry With Unanswered Questions
Executive Summary
With the deadline looming for the UK to strike a Brexit agreement, industry groups Food Supplements Europe and CRN UK give their reactions to government plans to create a new Nutrition and Health Claims Committee to take on the role of EFSA in the event of a no deal.
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