Britain faces shortages of frozen food and meat as CO2 supplies hit by gas price spike - NewsBreak

Britain faces shortages of frozen meals and even Christmas turkey due to a sudden shortage of carbon dioxide used by the food and drink industry.Meat supplies to supermarkets and restaurants will be affected within days by shortage of the gas, which is instrumental to refrigeration and delivery.Ocado has paused delivery of frozen products to customers as a result of the dry ice shortage, while the British Poultry Council (BPC) has warned the industry was heading into a "downward spiral towards supply chains seriously struggling".A sharp rise in global gas prices has meant two large fertiliser plants in Teesside and...