The Safeguarding the Union paper said: "A labelling requirement which applies only to goods on the market in Northern Ireland could create a disincentive for businesses and traders to place goods for sale on the Northern Ireland market. /4

"The small size of the market means that some suppliers may not have been willing to make the change and may have decided, instead, to remove products from the market." It went on to promise legislation so that labelling requirements on agri-food products are applied across the UK. /5