Post Brexit EU food import restrictions

It’s just the regulations on those type of imports from a non EU country. It wouldn’t be practical for the border police to check on its origin, especially if it isn’t in its original packaging. Some reasonably acceptable bacon is now available in many French supermarkets, both smoked and standard. Although they do cut it rather thin. If you just want it to go with eggs, rather than a butty, lardons are a reasonable alternative to streaky. In this country though I only buy British bacon, much prefer to support our farmers rather than the Danes.😉

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I am afraid that we'll just have to get used to it as I can't see the EU being bothered about us being upset. 

Beds and lying in it spring to mind.

(Happen to agree about bacon in France though)

Your right, Danish Pork Products are good but there are some cracking traditionally cured bacon products in England. As far as the rules for taking food products into the EU I'm afraid that is part of what some sadly bought into. Never mind, chlorine washed chicken and 'hormonal' meat may be appearing in our supermarkets soon!😱 

Just an hour or so ago we were discussing this, bacon, as its the one food item that my wife likes to take for our holiday fried breakfast treat.

Its not something we have at home, but when we did take it away  it would not be Danepak, lots of which was processed in Cornwall, but British dry cured thick cut back bacon.

 We have tried bacon abroad but as said tends to be very thin and nowhere near as nice as ours so will stick with my croissants and jam.

I think the problem the OP has with her Danish bacon is similar to the problem being experienced by M&S and their Percy Pig sweets getting them into NI. Apparently they are made in Germany but the process of confirming place of origin doesn't stretch back far enough for the new rules so they are classed as an export from the UK.

David

Maybe we have to create a sort of Freeport, where the goods destined for N.I. are kept, agreed with the EU as being hermetically sealed for the use of these goods only,  paperwork processed and then transported by ship around the coast to them, bypassing the land mass of GB.

I can cope with missing my favourite dry cured bacon, but what I'm not happy about is the inconvenience caused for my first 24hrs of being on French soil.

When I land at 7:45pm and get to a site late I want to put something prepared into the Remoska whilst I unload. Likewise I want a cup of tea and an easy breakfast, but this is also not possible.

If it was safe to take these food products onto foreign soil 2 weeks ago then why is it not so now. The situation should at best be reversed or at worse reciprocated.

 

Colin

Hi Colin,  In the situation you describe I myself would be looking at a different crossing at a different time or even a different route - giving me time to pop into a shop for supplies or to go for a meal. Flexibility always wins.