Everyone stay calm, the crumpet crisis is over

Its been a tough few weeks in the world of food.

There have been rumours of a halloumi shortage, a lack of carbon dioxide has put beer and fizzy drinks at risk, and even crisps are predicted a dark fate.

But thankfully this horror may be coming to an end. When it comes to crumpets, at least.

Just last week it was reported that a crumpet crisis was looming thanks to that carbon dioxide shortage. Now, five days later, the crisis has been averted and things are back to normal.

This is all because carbon dioxide is crucial for use when packaging crumpets to keep them fresh.

Last Friday a representative from crumpet brand Warburtons stated: As a result of the ongoing CO2 shortage, we are producing nowhere near the 1.5 million packs of crumpets we usually make each week and have had to suspend production at a number of our bakeries.

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This will remain the case until the CO2 supply returns to normal, but rest assured we are working really hard to keep our products on Britains shelves.

Warburtons was forced to suspend crumpet production at two of its four bakeries, in Enfield and in Burnley.

Today, on 4 July 2018, Tearmh Taylor, corporate and consumer affairs manager at Warburtons, told Metro.co.uk that the supply of carbon dioxide has been restored and that crumpets are back in business.

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After a tricky couple of weeks, we have finally received a supply of C02 and production has returned to normal at all sites, said Tearmh. We will be back on Britains shelves this week ready for our customers to enjoy!

Thank crumpets for that. We were running out of things to spread butter on.

This doesnt mean everythings all peachy, however. Manufacturers of beer and fizzy drinks are still being affected by the carbon dioxide struggle, and it could take weeks for things to get back to normal.

You dont need to resort to bulk buying yet, though. As a trip to the supermarket will tell you, the crisis really isnt critical enough to be affecting what were able to buy. Remain calm, buy what you need, and dont panic.

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