UK supermarkets limit cooking oil in supply-chain issue

[Sherman A1]

Supermarkets 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 allowing three items per customer while Waitrose and Morrisons have placed limits of just two items each, according to the BBC.

A spokesperson for British Retail Consortium, Tom Holder, said the move was a temporary measure "to ensure availability for everyone".

Most of the UK's sunflower oil comes from Ukraine, with the restrictions applying to that product as well as olive and rapeseed oils at some supermarkets.

https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2022/0423/1293892-uk-supermarkets-cooking-oil/

[gab13by13]

1. I switched to organic olive oil years ago.

When I need higher heats I do Sunflower or Canola. I haven't bought margarine in 30 years, I use organic butter.

I have found that organic foods taste better, especially the milk.

Tip I found out when buying eggs. I noticed that my egg yolks were almost orange, I wondered if this was normal so I Googled it. Orange egg yolks mean the chickens are getting nutritious feed, yellow means not so much.

[T_i_B]

2. Will people start turning to lard instead?

I had an elderly relative suggest lard as a solution to sunflower oil shortages yesterday. Even though it's a lot cheaper than extra virgin olive oil I still doubt that people will want to go back to the days of lard.