Battered UK food supplies hit by fallout from Europe’s energy crisis

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Online grocer Ocado stops supplying frozen products and there are warnings that meat businesses could grind to a halt

An Ocado delivery van in Hatfield, Britain, February 26 2021. Picture: REUTERS/MATTHEW CHILDS

Now the disruption to carbon dioxide supplies is adding to the pressure. The British Meat Processors Association warned that supplies could run out within two weeks, forcing slaughterhouses to close just as pig producers are already facing the imminent prospect of culling animals. Carbon dioxide, a byproduct of fertiliser production, is also used in packaging products such as meat and vegetables. Beef and lamb would be less affected by a shortage but could lose five days of shelf life due to the packaging issues, the BMPA said.

 

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