New Brexit border checks could stifle fine food imports from EU, warn sellers

FILE PHOTO: Varieties of tomatoes are displayed for sale at Panzer's delicatessen and grocery in London, Britain, March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Panzer's delicatessen in north west London has lost 37 suppliers from the European Union since Britain left the bloc's single market in 2021, and owner David Josephs fears more will quit after the UK introduces new border checks this month.

Britain voted to leave the EU in 2016 but, such was the scale of the task to untangle supply chains and erect customs borders, that it is only this year setting new rules.