Britain could be hit by a bacon shortage in a matter of months if the Danish travel ban isn’t lifted.
Restrictions are currently in place because of a mutant strain of COVID-19 that has jumped from mink to humans.
As such, ministers imposed a travel ban this weekend.
It stops anyone from countries where the form of coronavirus has been found from entering the UK.
Why does this affect bacon?
This could mean your Sunday morning bacon sarnie suffers.
Around 25% of pork products sold in the UK comes from Denmark.
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And, if the blanket ban lasts for months, UK farmers have said they will struggle to fill the gap left by the meat imported from overseas.
Industry sources are currently “assessing the situation”.
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