Food and drink industry chiefs have called on the government to get to the bottom of "crippling" price rises causing alarm in the supply chain.
Bosses warned of beer shortages as brewers face 400% price hikes for CO2, while meat producers said they can see "little justification" for massive rises.
There is growing concern about supplies of CO2 as production of the gas was halted at a plant in Billingham due to soaring energy prices and another in Teesside temporarily ground to a halt.
