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Comment by yorwba | Hacker News Reader

Maybe they should've labeled it 'for UK only' instead.

The main reason this labelling exists is for exporting into/through Northern Ireland.

Because there's limited border checks, it's to stop non EU standard food being exported to Northern Ireland, and then on to the EU.

In Northern Ireland, names and symbols matter. It's smart to avoid "UK" being prominently displayed where possible.

I assume the UK does export some of these products outside the EU, so that would be even worse.

It does, but it also still exports to the EU. This kind of label is more of "we can't be arsed with getting a full certification for this product" and the mix of taxation with the head-in-the-sand solution to where the Northern Ireland customs checks go.

Quite a lot of people spoke of both of these, loudly, between the vote and the implementation. Their concerns were not only ignored, they were derided for bring it up.

Isn't there a blanket ban on the UK exporting meat and dairy products to the EU now? Or is there any legal path to certify UK dairy products to be sold in the EU?

No blanket ban, the rules for the UK are now just like they are for any other non-EU member: https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/animal-products-movements/...

"It's in my luggage" isn't allowed any more, and many reporters conflate (in all kinds of ways) what you can do as a private individual with what is possible for export businesses: https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/carry/meat-dair...

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