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Josie Clarke

REVEALED: Food industry calls on andy burnham to make food security a national priority | Vintage Vibes

The Prime Minister has been urged to make food security a priority (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

Food industry giants including Tesco and Danone have joined charities to call on Andy Burnham to make food security a national priority alongside energy and defence.

The letter, also signed by Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Waitrose and Co-op, charities including Barnardo’s, Amnesty International UK and WWF-UK, health campaigners, investment companies and farming organisations, warns that the next “food shock” is “not a question of if, but when”.

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