British suppliers deciding that trading in Northern Ireland ‘too much hassle'
The protocol was co-designed by the EU and UK to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland
David Young, PA
17 March, 2021 13:31
A leading food services company has expressed concern that GB suppliers are deciding that trading in Northern Ireland is not worth the hassle of extra Brexit bureaucracy.
Andrew Lynas, managing director of Coleraine-based Lynas Foodservice, told MPs that buying mozzarella cheese from one of his long-standing suppliers in England now requires eight separate processes under the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Prior to the protocol coming into effect at the end of December, he said there were no checks required.