Food disruptions feared in UK as new Brexit rules kick in

[Old Man]

So, how messed up are things going to be now?

Article:
https://apnews.com/article/business-europe-brexit-european-union-4720571b1e58656b1b88252577844fab

 

[siezar]

“We are concerned that not enough planning has been done to ensure the new requirements are understood by everyone in the food supply chain,” said Richard Harrow, the federation’s chief executive.

They've had how many years to prepare for this?

 

[martin363]

The issue is the quantity of paperwork, (as someone who works in the industry). We have to file up to 700 forms per container, and the authorities are pedantic, some must be on green paper, some pink etc. get it wrong, the whole container is rejected. With perishable goods that gets expensive quickly.

The system has operated for goods to NI for the last year, and been almost impossible to operate on any scale, hence food shortages and ultimately reduced ranges there.

It is a broken and unworkable system designed by government official who have no idea of the real world.

 

[theone8181]

The issue is the quantity of paperwork, (as someone who works in the industry). We have to file up to 700 forms per container, and the authorities are pedantic, some must be on green paper, some pink etc. get it wrong, the whole container is rejected. With perishable goods that gets expensive quickly.

The system has operated for goods to NI for the last year, and been almost impossible to operate on any scale, hence food shortages and ultimately reduced ranges there.

It is a broken and unworkable system designed by government official who have no idea of the real world.

Sounds like most government schemes then.

 

[VincentHanna]

The highly biased, lefty, remainer, Associated Press.

They just can't accept that leave won, get over it and stop with the project fear.

/S

Am I doing it right?

Seriously though, this does sound awful and is all this country bloody needs. "up to" 700 forms per container is ridiculous considering how many containers go through our ports each day.

 

[thenewoc]

Better get good with some decent software to get the forms right.

 

[throwaway4372]

garbage fearmongering thread.

ban imo.

 

[ron3003]

garbage fearmongering thread.

ban imo.

Move to SC with the rest of the whinging losers.

 

[Shoza]

Have noticed more and more food out of stock in Waitrose and Ocado. No carrots last week and no minced meat (lamb, beef, pork) available at all currently. That and the massively reduced variety of food that’s simply disappeared entirely is quite scary :/

 

[Rroff]

Have noticed more and more food out of stock in Waitrose and Ocado. No carrots last week and no minced meat (lamb, beef, pork) available at all currently. That and the massively reduced variety of food that’s simply disappeared entirely is quite scary :/

Will be a mixture of the run up to Christmas and supply chain disruption over Christmas - without the regular schedule.

 

[martin363]

It is not scare mongering when it is based on facts. It also does not have to be about Brexit (though a little may be), but rather the terrible, unworkable rules that have been agreed by the British Government. There will be reduced ranges of foods available, and costs will have to go up and be born by the consumer, (for the reasons of the costs of the additional bureaucracy, and other reasons such as container costs - (which are a global problem and NOT related to Brexit)).

 

[jpaul]

It is not scare mongering when it is based on facts.

But - haven't supermarkets already done dry-runs of any new rules, or moreover, like Aldi, say, found alternative UK sources - which is one of the messages that comes from Ireland with it's increased NI trade.

 

[.Lethal]

It is not scare mongering when it is based on facts.

Please, the articles headline is "Food disruptions feared" it's speculative based on the changes from Jan 1st.

Did you panic when we had the petrol "crisis" recently?

 

[Tefal]

The highly biased, lefty, remainer, Associated Press.

They just can't accept that leave won, get over it and stop with the project fear.

/S

Am I doing it right?

Seriously though, this does sound awful and is all this country bloody needs. "up to" 700 forms per container is ridiculous considering how many containers go through our ports each day.

It's kind of a vauge statement though isn't it.

It might be say 1 form per item type. And the maximum individualy different products they ship is 700 so if you put 1 of each in a container it could be 700 forms vs 1 container of one item type being 1 form.

 

[lookitsjonno]

The supermarket shelves are bare, they haven't had mince pies, pigs in blankets or Bailey's in stock for over a week now

 

[Fubsy]

The final form.

Is this the sort of movie Magnolia would watch?

The form filling is seen by some as petty punishment for leaving, and then not reconsidering and voting again, then voting to continue. Obviously, dems the rules and we all knew what we were voting for. This is pathetic though. Is this how we (humans) do things now? Is this us mandating the forms (we must have some) or is it the EU building a wall of paperwork for the sake of being as invasive as possible?

Edit: People moaning about carrots being out of stock, we grow them in this country ffs so it's nothing to do with this.

 

[Fubsy]

The supermarket shelves are bare, they haven't had mince pies, pigs in blankets or Bailey's in stock for over a week now

I see what you did there.

 

[martin363]

Please, the articles headline is "Food disruptions feared" it's speculative based on the changes from Jan 1st.

Did you panic when we had the petrol "crisis" recently?

I am merely reporting from inside the industry itself. No one should panic, of course not, it will be managed, but there will also be an impact re. costs and availability as part of that management

 

[arknor]

Easter eggs out of stock everywhere

 

[alchal]

I have noticed a lack of Brussel sprouts , they were in plentiful supply pre Christmas and now they are like gold dust.