02 Feb 2024 --- UK F&B businesses are urging the government to provide clarity over the possibility of new labeling requirements amid fears that the proposed introduction of “Not for EU” product labels could push up manufacturing costs and hinder investments in the industry. This week, Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) reached a deal with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government on post-Brexit trade rules that would allow the DUP to reinstate a “power-sharing” government. Northern Ireland has been without a devolved government for almost two years due to disagreement over trade rules.