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Business● Low36m ago · Nov 15, 2026, 9:04 AM

Pasta, pies and paperwork errors: the reality of Brexit food checks

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Guardian UK · United Kingdom · Western Europe

Delayed deliveries and inspection hold-ups among issues facing hauliers navigating post-Brexit border processesThree small boxes of spinach and ricotta cannelloni destined for a supermarket in Gibraltar languish on an EU inspector’s bench at the Eurotunnel terminal in Calais.They have been removed from a truck laden with perishables for British food lovers on the Rock – Morrisons steak and ale pie, family-size blocks of Morrisons cheddar cheese, ‘M’ Best coleslaw from Avondale foods in Craigavon in Northern Ireland and long-life milk. Continue reading...

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