General · 16 April 2026
Secret UK plan reveals Iran war food shortage risk
Britain could face summer shortages of chicken, pork and other supermarket goods due to the Iran war. A secret government analysis warns CO2 supplies used in food processing and slaughter could fall to just 18 per cent in a worst-case scenario. The government stresses this is a planning exercise, not a prediction, and has already restarted a key CO2 plant.
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