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Ketsuda Phoutinane

Spain travel warning as common airport lunch is banned from flights

There are some common foods British holidaymakers can't bring to Spain and other European Union countries post-Brexit.

As a country outwith the EU, British travellers must follow a different set of rules. EU rules decree that goods such as meat, milk or their products present a "real threat" to animal health in the bloc.

That means anyone picking up sandwich with ham, tuna or any meat at the airport before jetting off should make sure to scarf it down before touching down in EU countries like Spain, Italy, Portugal and all 27 EU countries.

Echoing these rules, the website of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCO) states how meat and dairy items cannot be taken into EU countries.

The FCO says: "You cannot take meat, milk or products containing them into EU countries. There are some exceptions for medical reasons, for example certain amounts of powdered infant milk, infant food, or pet food required for medical reasons."

Travellers are urged to check the rules about taking food and drink into the EU on the European Commission website.

The European Commission says: "Personal goods containing meat, milk or their products brought into the EU continue to present a real threat to animal health throughout the Union.

Suitcase or baggage with airport luggage trolley in the international airport. (Getty Images)

"It is known, for example, that dangerous pathogens that cause animal diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease and classical swine fever can reside in meat, milk or their products.

"Therefore, pathogens could be introduced into the EU if personal goods containing meat, milk or their products are sent by post or carried in the baggage of travellers arriving from countries outside the EU, where such pathogens may be circulating."

However, there are exceptions to the rules. Powdered infant milk, infant food, and special foods or special pet feed required for medical reasons are permitted if they weigh less than two kilograms and do not require refrigeration.

Travellers can find more information about the European Union rules on the European Commission website.

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