New UK PM urged to put food on a par with defence and energy
LONDON: A fresh food shock in Britain is only a matter of time after years of disruptions that have driven up prices, more than 100 organisations said in a letter urging new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to make food a national priority alongside defence and energy.
Signatories, including food retailers Tesco and Sainsbury's and dairy producer Danone, called on Burnham to urgently introduce a "Good Food Bill" to improve food security, resilience and public health.
The letter, published on Thursday, said Britain's food system had suffered repeated shocks in recent years, with farmers and growers facing rising costs and increasing pressure from climate change and nature loss.
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