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PLANNED CHECKS ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COMING INTO THE UK WHICH WERE DUE TO START THIS MONTH HAVE BEEN SCRAPPED. 07:27, 03 Jun 2025 An alert has been issued to UK households buying fruit or

vegetables at Tesco, Aldi, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Lidl amid hopes grocery bills could be cheaper. Due to new UK and European Union ties, planned checks on fruits and

vegetables coming into the UK which were due to start this month have been scrapped. Items classed as ‘medium risk’ going forward including tomatoes, grapes, plums, cherries, peaches and

peppers can now be imported without the additional associated checks or fees. It is hoped it could have a knock on effect on supermarket bills - making prices cheaper. READ MORE UK FACES

'SPANISH SCORCHER' HEATWAVE WITH 31C AS EXACT DATE IT STARTS ANNOUNCED The Government has said Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset deal will stop the proposed controls coming into

force on July 1. Article continues below Baroness Hayman, biosecurity minister told the Press Association news agency this week: “This Government’s EU deal will make food cheaper, slash

bureaucracy and remove cumbersome border controls for businesses. "A strengthened, forward-looking partnership with the European Union will deliver for working people as part of our

plan for change.” Retail chiefs had warned that this could add to inflation, put pressure on food supply chains and threaten the future of businesses. The new SPS (sanitary and

phytosanitary) deal with the European Union will eliminate routine border checks for food exports and imports on certain products. Article continues below It comes as grocery price inflation

in the UK jumped to 4.1 per cent in the past month – the highest level since February 2024. Fraser McKevitt, the head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar, said: “Households have been

adapting their buying habits to manage budgets for some time, but we typically see changes in behaviour once inflation tips beyond the three per cent to four per cent point as people notice

the impact on their wallets more.” McKevitt said: “We’ve been firing up the barbecues a bit earlier than last year, with chilled burgers flying off the shelves and sales growing by 27 per

cent.”