Routine maintenance of large European fertiliser plants has required them to be shut down, resulting in a lower than usual production of ammonia – the basis of CO2 production.
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It has been reported that a UK breakfast favourite, the crumpet, is in short supply.
The nation’s largest producer has ceased production at two of its four plants due to a lack of CO2, which is used in packaging.
Brewers are making great efforts to keep beer flowing, One wholesaler has limited customers to 10 cases of beer and five cases of cider.
And it gets worse, say the reports. CO2 is used both to stun pigs and chickens before slaughter and also to make dry ice, which is used to keep the animals chilled while being transported.
According to the BBC, Scotland’s biggest abattoir has been forced to close and poultry processors are struggling to make their dwindling supplies last. Other meat producers are attempting to diversify and find carbon dioxide alternatives.
