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UK nationals will need to be aware of what food and drink they can take with them on holiday to avoid falling victim of EU rules and they include some surprise items.
Since Brexit, people looking to head into the EU need to follow specific rules and regulations about what they can take.
The guidelines are set out in the European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC) and it means that meat and dairy products cannot be taken from the UK into the EU - rules that date back to the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak.
It means any lovers of cheeses like Wensleydale or British bacon will have to leave them behind, reported the Express.
Even chocolate, fudge and sweets, though, containing animal-derived products will not be permitted either.
So fans of Bovril with beef stock will be disappointed if they hoped to take it on their holidays but Marmite, which is vegan, is allowed.
There are specific rules allowing powdered infant milk, other baby food and that needed for medical reasons which doesn’t require refrigeration.

This means that when travelling with kids, for example, up to 2kg of powdered infant milk is permitted, and the same goes for pet foods.
An exception also applies to less than 10kg of meat and dairy products that come from the Faeroe Islands or Greenland.
Anyone looking to pack alcohol into their luggage should bear in mind the maximum allowed quantities – four litres of still wine and 16 litres of beer, one litre of spirits, or two litres of sparkling or fortified wine.
Safe for many Brits who can't live without a cuppa, tea bags face no restrictions.
As limited quantities of fish — it needs to be gutted, with all the organs removed — and processed fishery products are also permitted, Scottish smoked salmon can still be taken to Spain.
Anyone looking to pack alcohol into their luggage should bear in mind the maximum allowed quantities – four litres of still wine and 16 litres of beer, one litre of spirits, or two litres of sparkling or fortified wine.
Safe for many Brits who can't live without a cuppa, tea bags face no restrictions.
As limited quantities of fish — it needs to be gutted, with all the organs removed — and processed fishery products are also permitted, Scottish smoked salmon can still be taken to Spain.
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British travellers planning a getaway to an EU country will be forced to pay a new fee to enter the bloc starting next year.
At some point in 2022, non-EU residents will have to pay approximately £5 to enter the eurozone and fill out a new application form before they travel.

The fee falls under the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), a largely automated IT system “created to identify security, irregular migration or high-epidemic risks posed by visa-exempt visitors”, SurreyLive reports.
The American-style ETIAS is expected to come into operation by the end of 2022, with no confirmed date set as of yet. The exact date from which travellers will be able to apply will be published at a later date.
The ETIAS authorisation is not a visa.
Travel documents, such as a passport, will also be required.
It will replicate the US Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA), which grants citizens from 39 countries a 90-day visa-free stay

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