The ban is expected to affect sales at duty-free stores, specialty merchandise outlets, and gourmet retailers (such as the Sibarium store operated by Areas, shown above) throughout EU travel retail hubs.
UK/EU A new ban by the British government on bringing back cattle, sheep, goat and pig meat, as well as dairy products, from EU countries for personal use is yet another blow to hard-pressed European airport retailers.
The move was prompted by a series of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks across Europe.
“This is regardless of whether it is packed or packaged or whether it has been bought at duty free.”
The ban will affect sales of items such as cheeses, salamis and other cured meats popular in destination merchandise and duty-free stores.
GOVERNMENT EXTEND BAN ON PERSONAL MEAT IMPORTS TO PROTECT FARMERS FROM FOOT AND MOUTH
The government announces the new measures in order to protect the uk food system
- bread but not sandwitches filled with meat or dairy products
- cakes without fresah cream
- biscuits
- choclate and confectionary, but those not made with a lot of unprocessed dairy ingrediant
- pasta and noodle but filled or mixed with meat
- packaged soup
- food supplements containg small amounts of an animal product