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Stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather, minister says
The NAO said Britain’s food supply is increasingly exposed to cyber-attacks and extreme weather, and households should keep three days of essentials.
- The Cabinet Office plans to launch a campaign in the coming months urging Britons to stockpile tinned food and bottled water to prepare for national emergencies and potential supply chain disruptions.
- A National Audit Office report warned Britain's food supply chain is vulnerable to cyber-attacks, disease outbreaks, and climate change, criticizing the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs for over-reliance on private companies.
- Phil Pluck, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation, told the BBC the country is "pretty close to crisis" due to global shipping disruptions and cyber-attacks targeting food supply pinch points.
- Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle emphasized that households storing food can survive emergencies before services arrive, as the government prepares to unveil a national emergency strategy later this year.
- UK households lag behind nations like Finland and Sweden in emergency preparedness, while 13 per cent of food imports originate from climate-exposed regions including India, threatening staple supplies as extreme weather intensifies.
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