Over the past few weeks, an increasing number of supermarkets have been forced to ration cooking oil. Stores across the UK have placed limits on how much cooking oil customers can buy due to supply-chain problems caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Tesco is allowed three items per customer while Waitrose and Morrisons have placed limits of just two items each, according to the BBC. Richard Walker, managing director of Iceland supermarkets, said his shops were having to ration sunflower oil sales to one bottle per customer.
The possibility of shortages have led to some people to unnecessarily panic buy. In an attempt to stop the panic buying frenzy, the Manchester Evening News sent reporters to supermarkets across Manchester to see if there is actually a cooking oil shortage.
