22 June 2018 Why is the UK running out of CO2 and what will it mean?
By New Scientist staff and Press Association
A carbon dioxide (CO2) shortage has led to fears of disruption to food and fizzy drink supplies in the UK.
Beer, fizzy drinks and meat producers have all warned of possible shortages and The British Poultry Council (BPC) has asked the Government and gas producers to give them priority over supplies to “keep the food chain moving”. Trade journal Gas World said the shortage had been described as the “worst supply situation to hit the European carbon dioxide (CO2) business in decades”.
