So post-Brexit there will be food and medicine shortages?

[Luis Anaconda]

There has been a lot written. For example, I read the other day that there will be an immediate shortage of insulin, since insulin is not made in the UK.

Happily, the two companies which make insulin in the UK were pleased to debunk this lie, and the UK's largest supplier of insulin, in Norways, steated that there would be no reason for any interruption of supply whatsoever.

Writing something doesn't necessarily make it true, la.

Source?

From what I can tell the largest supplier to the UK is Novo Nordisk, who fiendishly, despite its name, is actually a Danish company.

[Monty92]

Not according to Burney. And a great many other people that voted Leave, I expect.

However, Brexit means Brexit so not too sure how there can be any uncertainty around any of this.

Brexit stills means Brexit, to everyone except the stupid c*nt who coined the phrase

[Ash]

From what I can tell the largest supplier to the UK is Novo Nordisk, who fiendishly, despite its name, is actually a Danish company.

I thought it had been long established on here that these Viking sorts essentially piss in the same pot.

[Sir C]

Source?

From what I can tell the largest supplier to the UK is Novo Nordisk, who fiendishly, despite its name, is actually a Danish company.

My source would be Novo Nordisk, who, when asked about the potential for problems, replied, "Hi Rebecca. At present, we do not anticipate stock shortages. We are strongly committed to ensuring that patients treated with our medicines remain unaffected. Best regards Iben."

So that's sort of from the horse's mouth, really.

I can't find any food suppliers explaining how they're going to withhold cabbages, either.

[Sir C]

I thought it had been long established on here that these Viking sorts essentially piss in the same pot.

Did you go walking in the rain, a? #romantic

[Ash]

Did you go walking in the rain, a? #romantic

Erm, no, not on Sunday. We've done rather a lot of that sort of thing oop norf, as you can imagine.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Right. Did he explain what would cause this delay in food supplies arriving? Because we can be entirely sure that the EU won't begin charging duties on exports, and the import part of the equation is entirely in our own hands, so if there are food shortages, they will be of our own making. Which sounds quite unlikely, doesn't it?

C, the problem, as I understand it, is that travel on ferries goes both ways. So even if we don't charge imports or even check them, the Frogs/EU have to. And once one side gets clogged up, no ships going the other way can sail.

We can let everything in, but as long as the EU maintains their regulations, import duties and checks then the whole trans-Channel transport infrastructure breaks down.

[Luis Anaconda]

My source would be Novo Nordisk, who, when asked about the potential for problems, replied, "Hi Rebecca. At present, we do not anticipate stock shortages. We are strongly committed to ensuring that patients treated with our medicines remain unaffected. Best regards Iben."

So that's sort of from the horse's mouth, really.

I can't find any food suppliers explaining how they're going to withhold cabbages, either.

I don't think people are saying they are going to withhold food or medicine, but changes of regulation will cause disruption the supply chain.
And more importantly, why are you calling yourself Rebecca?

[Luis Anaconda]

I thought it had been long established on here that these Viking sorts essentially piss in the same pot.

gpwm ash.

I see Middlesex resorted to normal form again yesterday. Roll on proper cricket on Wednesday

[SWv2]

C, the problem, as I understand it, is that travel on ferries goes both ways. So even if we don't charge imports or even check them, the Frogs/EU have to. And once one side gets clogged up, no ships going the other way can sail.

We can let everything in, but as long as the EU maintains their regulations, import duties and checks then the whole trans-Channel transport infrastructure breaks down.

I thought the whole point of Brexit was that you didn't want to let everything in.