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NEW: EU sources insist that rules that mean smoked kipper producers in the Isle of Man must use "plastic ice pillow" when sending to UK, as made famous by Boris Johnson, are BRITISH rules and not Brussels' rules. 1/
This is a national competence. The EU does not regulate sales of smoked fish to consumer, only sale of fish from business to business. The Isle of Man example is outside scope of EU food safety rules.
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I am told smoked kippers to individual customers through the post is "entirely a UK" matter.
Here is the British government advice on the matter
food.gov.uk/business-guida…
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Here is the British government advice on the matter
food.gov.uk/business-guida…
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