Tag: Tesco

• Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 06:24 UTC

  British supermarkets rationing vegetables; adverse weather conditions in Europe

  

  British supermarkets have begun rationing vegetables, as adverse weather conditions in Europe have led to a shortage of products in UK stores. On Friday Tesco said customers will be limited to buying a maximum of three iceberg lettuces per visit, adding bad weather in Spain had triggered “availability issues”, although it added suppliers were looking to resolve the issue.

• Saturday, February 9th 2013 - 08:49 UTC

  Scandal extends to Europe: horsemeat in frozen lasagne and spaghetti Bolognese

  

  British Environment secretary is to meet representatives from the Food Standards Agency and meat retailers and suppliers to discuss the horsemeat scandal. Owen Paterson said investigations into how beef products had been contaminated with horsemeat were ongoing but “the evidence so far suggests... it is either criminal activity or gross negligence”.