UK meat industry warns of imminent threat to supplies from CO2 crisis

Exposing the Big Game's avatarThe Extinction Chronicles

by ReutersMonday, 20 September 2021 11:28 GMT

ABOUT OUR FOOD COVERAGE

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world

Share:

Newslettersign up:

Trending

* CO2 shortage is caused by closure of fertiliser plants

* Meat industry needs CO2 for animal slaughter, packaging

* Ocado reduces lines of frozen foods it can deliver (Adds Ocado, Cranswick, updated BRC line, farmers union)

By James Davey

LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Some of Britain’s meat processors will run out of carbon dioxide (CO2) within five days, forcing them to halt production and impacting supplies to food retailers, the head of the industry’s lobby group warned on Monday.

A jump in gas prices has forced several domestic energy suppliers out of business and has shut fertiliser plants that also make CO2…

View original post 433 more words

4 thoughts on “UK meat industry warns of imminent threat to supplies from CO2 crisis

      • Its beyond my comprehension.
        There are vegan/ plantbased options for EVERYTHING these days.
        And whats so hard about putting together a meal where you just remove the dead Animal, Animal secretions, etc and substitute the vegan option- duh.
        Its not as though most folks are ” eating healthy” anyway; and if thats what they are really concerned about then eat mostly WFPB; again, duh.
        But the inexplicable tolerance of the torture of these innocent Animals is disgusting.

Leave a comment