A third supermarket has joined those retailers rationing egg buying. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for an “urgent investigation” into egg supply chain disruption.
Supermarket giant Tesco has taken the action after both Asda and Lidl introduced limits on sales. Asda restricted customers to two boxes of eggs while Lidl allowed three. Rising costs and bird flu have been blamed for the shortages.
The move comes after last week Labour accused the Government of "crossing its fingers and hoping for the best" as a crisis in supply of eggs grows in the country. The shopping chain, which has stores throughout Nottinghamshire, said that it had introduced a temporary buying limit of three boxes per customer as a precautionary measure.
