Egg crisis concerns rise as Tesco set to join Asda and Lidl in rationing
The government has been accused of ‘crossing its fingers and hoping for the best’ as a crisis in supply of eggs grows in the country. Supermarkets are reporting shortages as both outbreaks of avian flu and bird feed availability affected by the Ukrainian war is hitting production.
Asda is only letting customers buy two boxes of eggs each, with Lidl saying three is the maximum. In the House of Commons today, Labour asked the Environment Secretary if her plan is “just fingers crossed” and hoping another animal disease outbreak does not happen on her watch.Shadow environment minister Daniel Zeichner told MPs: “Now, as we have already heard, food production is vulnerable to animal disease. We’ve heard about the impact of avian flu on supermarkets limiting the sale of eggs.
“So, as the Secretary of State well knows, other diseases do threaten. Although staff are doing their very, very best, what is her plan if we face another disease outbreak? Or is it just fingers crossed and hoping it doesn’t happen on her watch?” Ms Coffey said she is confident “we can get through this supply difficulty”. Labour MP Dan Jarvis asked her in the Commons: “Some supermarkets are now rationing eggs and ahead of Christmas, there’s real concern about the supply of turkeys.
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