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UK cheeses miss out on international prize after getting stuck in customs (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 15 points 4 days ago (9 children)

But Farrand added the Guild is granted a special licence each year to import cheeses, and British cheesemakers complied with all the conditions.

On Friday morning, however, it became apparent that the cheeses hadn’t been cleared. “The reasons are unclear to me, even on Friday we were still fighting to get some clarity and clear instruction on what wasn’t right, but we had no success,” Farrand told the Observer yesterday.

The competition granted the correct paperwork, the British cheese makers complied with the paperwork, but the EU customs officials didn't do their job properly? That's basically what this quote implies.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 28 points 4 days ago (8 children)

Lol, if only there was some way we could have some kind of agreement with close trading partners to not require customs checks.

[–] baggins 2 points 4 days ago

No! We need to form closer trade deals with a continent on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. So that instead of driving, we can fly or use a ship. Allowing for the weather of course.

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