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conscription to deter vladimir putin. time for a look at the business news now with egon cossou. we start in the uk where the government has unveiled how much companies will have to pay to import certain food from the eu. small imports of things like fish, salami and cheese will attract fees of up to £145 from the end of this month. earlier i spoke to phil pluck. he s the boss of the cold chain federation which represents companies working in the temperature controlled supply chain. i asked him about the impact on food prices. i think it s almost guaranteed to have a negative impact on food prices. food inflation is bound to be affected by the extra cost of administration due to the new food import regulations which are coming in on the 30th of april. so there are two obvious costs. the first cost is actually to the importer, the food producer in europe, they will have to pay for something called an export health certificate issued by a vet to say that their food p ....