Restricted food items travelling to Europe?

[EllF]

I Know and have read all the info. on what food products you can take on your travels from the U.K. to Europe.
We always try to eat the food of the countries we are visiting but being away for 90 days sometimes you yearn for a home made roast dinner.
We love our Bisto Gravy. Just noticed on the tin that is is produced in Dublin which is still part of the EU!
would we be allowed to take it with us.?

 

[Minxy]

Why would British Customs be interested in food leaving from Harwich? Or was it a security employee?

I assume, as with UK ports/ET etc, that it was the customs officers for abroad who were checking, not UK ones.