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Biscuits have been spared export health certificates to enter EU but Victoria sponge is not so lucky
A biscuit, a Victoria sponge cake and a tin of rice pudding want to move to the EU. Which one needs a vet?
To the uninitiated it may seem like an opaque Brexit riddle, but the question is at the heart of a major EU policy change threatening to overload many British manufacturers with further red tape and costs.
Next month Brussels will significantly expand the range of composite foods requiring an export health certificate (EHCs) to enter the EU, meaning many British exporters will suddenly need their products signed off by an official vet, as well as becoming subject to potentially time-consuming checks at the EU and Northern Irish borders.