No-deal Brexit 鈥榤ay trigger food crisis鈥
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Britain鈥檚 food security could be threatened if Britain leaves the EU without a deal and suffers an abrupt hit to trade with the bloc, a lobby group representing firms including Sainsbury鈥檚, Asda, McDonald鈥檚 and KFC said yesterday.
Business leaders have expressed alarm at the prospect of chaos at ports if Britain does not agree on the terms of its withdrawal from the European Union, scheduled for March 29.
The British Retail Consortium made its latest warning in a letter sent to lawmakers. It was also signed by the bosses of supermarket groups the Co-operative, Marks & Spencer, Lidl and Waitrose.
鈥淲hile we have been working closely with our suppliers on contingency plans it is not possible to mitigate all the risks to our supply chains and we fear significant disruption in the short term as a result if there is no Brexit deal,鈥 the letter said. 鈥淲e are therefore asking you to work with your colleagues in Parliament urgently to find a solution that avoids the shock of a no-deal Brexit on 29 March and removes these risks for UK consumers.鈥
The letter was published ahead of key Brexit votes in Parliament set for today.
It noted that nearly one third of the food eaten in the UK comes from the EU. The situation would be even more acute in March when British produce is out of season, with 90 percent of lettuces, 80 percent of tomatoes and 70 percent of soft fruit sourced from the EU at that time of year.
鈥淎s this produce is fresh and perishable, it needs to be moved quickly from farms to our stores,鈥 it said.
鈥淭his complex, 鈥榡ust in time鈥 supply chain will be significantly disrupted in the event of no deal.鈥
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