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U.K. Delays Brexit Border Checks on EU Food as Shortages Hit

New customs controls due to start October, January postponed
Pandemic and effects from Brexit have caused gaps in supplies

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September 14, 2021, 9:02 AM UTCUpdated onSeptember 14, 2021, 12:47 PM UTC

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The U.K. delayed new post-Brexit border checks on food from the European Union to mitigate a supply chain crisis in a move that was immediately criticized as handing the bloc’s producers a competitive advantage.