Truch drivers' sandwiches in peril

[papasmurf]

Oh no. Why oh why did I vote leave? I'm devastated.

Seriously I really think a lot of people did not realise the implications.  (However anyone who watches the various airport/border security programs on Freeview would know. There will be a vast range of food stuffs banned crossing borders.)

[Nick]

Oh no. Why oh why did I vote leave? I'm devastated.

[papasmurf]

Those are the regulations for non EU citizens entering the EU , those regulations will apply to everyone not just truck drivers.
Those regulations will also apply on entering Britain from the EU so I won't be able to bring any donkey salami back with me from Brittany.
I read a customs notice about it some time ago.

[patman post]

Lorry drivers will be forbidden from taking a ham and cheese sandwich – or other meat and dairy products – into the EU from the UK from January 1, even if they intend to eat while they're driving. The new rules are apparently part of plans to create a 'biosecure border' after Brexit.
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/12/19/lorry-drivers-face-post-brexit-eu-ban-on-ham-and-cheese-sandwiches-really/
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/lorry-drivers-facing-post-brexit-ban-on-ham-and-cheese-sandwiches/19/12/
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/lorry-drivers-facing-post-brexit-ban-on-ham-and-cheese-sandwiches/19/12/

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