With UK food price inflation at 46-year high, lawmakers launch probe
2023-05-12 09:25:57 source：Reuters
May 12, 2023
LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - British lawmakers launched an investigation on Friday into the fairness of the country's food supply chain, seeking to understand why households are facing the highest levels of food price inflation since the 1970s.
The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee of the House of Commons, the lower chamber of parliament, said it would examine how profits and risks are shared from "farm to fork", and the level of regulation.
It will also examine the impact of external factors on the supply chain, such as imported food and global commodity prices.
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