Did Boris get bent over?
Raw sausages and other minced meats can no longer be exported to the EU from 1 January, according to new rules.
The guidance is part of the post-Brexit trade deal agreed between the UK and the EU last week.
Meat industry bodies attended a conference call with ministers on Tuesday to seek clarification about the issue.
The British Meat Processors Association said it was one of several issues causing concern.
New EU rules on exports dictate that from 1 January, the following animal products cannot be exported into the EU:
Chilled minced red meat
Chilled meat preparations (for example, raw sausages)
Minced meat (poultry)
Poultry and ratite or game bird mechanically-separated meat
Raw milk from cows infected with Bovine Tuberculosis (TB)
Ungraded eggs
Composite products containing dairy products made from unpasteurised milk (for example, a ready meal topped with unpasteurised cheese
Seed potato growers say they are being treated like pawns in a political game with £13.5m of exports in doubt after the end of the Brexit transition period.
Growers have been working hard to export this year’s seed potato crop to mainland Europe before the transition period ends on 31 December