‘Immediate National Priority’: Ministers Accused of Complacency over UK Food Supply

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‘Immediate national priority’: ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply

Cold storage and logistics body warns food supplies are at risk from fuel shortages, cyber attacks and extreme weather.

Food Supply On The Brink: Ministers Warned UK Must Act Now

Ministers have been accused of complacency over the resilience of the UK’s food supply chain, as the cold storage and logistics sector warned that disruption from fuel shortages, cyber attacks, extreme weather and border delays could threaten vital food flows into the country.According to a report by Joanna Partridge in The Guardian, the Cold Chain Federation (CCF), which represents businesses involved in storing and transporting temperature-sen…

Ministers are actively turning what might need only be a crisis into a disaster

The Guardian reported yesterday that: Phil Pluck, the chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation (CCF), which represents businesses involved in supplying and transporting temperature-sensitive food and pharmaceuticals, said: “The potential for a major food crisis is as great now as it ever was. We are at the mercy of so many different factors now, which are becoming increasingly dangerous to food supply in this country.” They added: Britain’…