‘Immediate national priority’: ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply
Key takeaways
- Britain’s food system has not been significantly tested since the second world war when cold stores were in public ownership, says the CFF.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleMinisters have been accused of being complacent about the risks to vital supplies of food into the UK amid concerns over fuel shortages, cyber attacks and extreme weather.
- The trade body for cold storage and logistics has urged the government to make potential disruption to the UK’s food system an “immediate national priority”.
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Women queue for fish in London c 1946. Britain’s food system has not been significantly tested since the second world war when cold stores were in public ownership, says the CFF. Photograph: Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy View image in fullscreen Women queue for fish in London c 1946. Britain’s food system has not been significantly tested since the second world war when cold stores were in public ownership, says the CFF. Photograph: Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy Food & drink industry‘Immediate national priority’: ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply Cold storage and logistics body warns food supplies at risk from fuel shortages, cyber attacks and extreme weather
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleMinisters have been accused of being complacent about the risks to vital supplies of food into the UK amid concerns over fuel shortages, cyber attacks and extreme weather.
The trade body for cold storage and logistics has urged the government to make potential disruption to the UK’s food system an “immediate national priority”.