Message to eat turnips, not tomatoes, angers UK shoppers

BRITAIN FOOD SHORTAGES SUPPLY CHAIN

Empty shelves at a Morrisons supermarket in London (AAP) Source: AAP / ANDY RAIN

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Some major supermarkets in the UK have been forced to ration the number of salad items each customer can purchase amid food shortages. Social media is full of pictures of empty shelves - but who is to blame?

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