The British government is torn between conflicting food policies with the EU following the Brexit defeat. The British government has proposed a trade agreement with the EU that should reduce costs for British companies operating in the EU market. This agreement requires that British food standards conform to EU requirements, which has led to further political disputes.

British food policies have been influenced by Brexit, but they are now trying to find a balance between their autonomy and the need to collaborate with the EU. The working environment is divided, with some ministers seeking to avoid directly discussing economic consequences of adhering to EU food standards while others are using these issues as excuses to criticize the EU. An example of this dispute is the case of smoked ham.

Laboratories have tried to evoke the economic importance of the British market to convince policymakers not to include the issue in the negotiation of the trade agreement. However, political pressure has made it difficult to find a compromise, and we are now facing a discussion on how these product descriptions could be modified to make them compatible with the new EU regulations. The issue of smoked ham is just one of many food policy conflicts emerging after the Brexit defeat.

Additionally, it is approaching the time when EU food regulations will come into effect, causing further confusion and tensions among various interested parties. This means that British food standards should also apply to food products sold in Italy, where they are important for the production of smoked ham. EU food regulations require that food product descriptions include appropriate words such as