On leaving the EU, the regulators lost access to EU data sharing and cooperation arrangements. CMA can no longer share confidential information with the European Commission or member states in merger, competition or consumer enforcement cases.28 FSA has also lost full access to the EU’s Rapid Alert System on Food and Feed (RASFF) which provides member states with information on food safety incidents. It no longer has access to ‘real time’ data on all incidents, receiving information only on U...

On leaving the EU, the regulators lost access to EU data sharing and cooperation arrangements. CMA can no longer share confidential information with the European Commission or member states in merger, competition or consumer enforcement cases.28 FSA has also lost full access to the EU’s Rapid Alert System on Food and Feed (RASFF) which provides member states with information on food safety incidents. It no longer has access to ‘real time’ data on all incidents, receiving information only on UK-relevant alerts by email. These changes have increased the time and effort required to deal with food safety incidents, with FSA estimating it requires Type: conclusion | Number: 11 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 4. PAC conclusion: The loss of access to EU systems and lack of progress in taking forward the regulatory cooperation provisions set out in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement increase regulatory risks and costs. 4. PAC recommendation: The regulators should work