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‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
(www.theguardian.com)
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It's not great.
But states that the UK had 3 certified labs until 2021. That closed due to cost.
I assume those labs used to sell services to the EU, but Brexit made that more complex. So they closed or moved to the EU. Now Brexit means we can't use them.
But yeah the article leads you to assume rather than explaining, So it could be total bollocks.
As for how it will be fixed. Not sure if that is the media's job unless the gov has announced a plan.
Articles do this all the time and it's dangerous