Scots flying out to Spain for a holiday have been issued a warning about taking certain food products into the country.
Under post-Brexit rules, travellers arriving into Spain from the UK are not permitted to take meat or milk — or products containing them.
As a result, it is illegal to bring snacks such as cheese and ham sandwiches into the country, as well as any other EU country.
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According to the European Commission's website, anybody who is found to possess these goods could 'be liable for costs or penalties'.
The commission writes: "Personal goods containing meat, milk or their products brought into the EU continue to present a real threat to animal health throughout the Union.
“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 of carried in the baggage of travellers arriving from countries outside the EU, where such pathogens may be circulating.”
However, as reported by the Daily Record, there are some exceptions to the rule, such as as powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods, and special pet feed required for medical reasons.
They must weigh under two kilograms, not require refrigeration before opening, and the packaging must not be broken unless in current use.
Millions of people from Scotland and the UK are preparing to jet off to Europe to enjoy some summer sun over the next few months.
The HM Passport Office has already been swamped with travellers seeking to renew their important travel documents before the summer holidays.
The body said that it processed through one million applications for passports in March alone, which is a monthly record.
More than nine million applications are expected to be submitted to the Passport Office over the course of 2022.
