Supply frozen: A delievery worker placing empty trays into a van. Ocado has to stop supplying frozen products to customers in the UK as a result of a dry ice shortage. — AFP
LONDON: The fallout from Europe’s energy crisis is sending fresh shockwaves through the UK food sector, after online grocer Ocado Group Plc stopped supplying frozen products to customers and the meat industry warned that businesses could “grind to a halt” within two weeks.
The latest shock to the industry comes from a sudden shortage of carbon dioxide (CO2), used to stun pigs and chickens for slaughter, as well as in packaging to extend shelf life and the “dry ice” that keeps freezer items frozen during delivery.
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