Britain's biggest supermarkets, food producers and campaign groups have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to introduce legislation putting food security on the same strategic footing as energy and national defence, warning another major disruption is 'not a question of if, but when'.
More than 100 organisations, including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Aldi, Waitrose, the Co-op, Booths, Danone and Greencore, signed a joint letter calling for a statutory Good Food Bill. Together, the retailers represent more than 64% of the UK grocery market, according to campaign organiser The Food Foundation.
