Clearing the backlog of lorries stuck in Dover after the French travel ban could have a huge impact on the British food industry | Updated: 15:02, 23 December 2020 The chaos in Dover brought on by the French travel ban could have a knock-on effect on supermarket shelves even after Christmas. That's according to industry newspaper The Grocer, which found the situation we are currently seeing will affect the availability of perishables like fruit, vegetables, meat and fish if delays continue and represents what a worst case scenario Brexit could look like. The cross-channel chaos will have a knock-on effect on the food supply chain. Picture: John Westhrop