UK's Tesco not seeing any food supply issues from Iran conflict

LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - Tesco, ​Britain's biggest ⁠food retailer, said ​there were no issues with food availability after ​reports ‌warned there could be shortages ⁠of chicken, pork and other groceries ⁠on UK ​supermarket shelves this summer due to the war in Iran.

"None of our suppliers have ​flagged ‌any issues to us at this point. I think that's an important point," Tesco CEO Ken ​Murphy told reporters on Thursday.

The Times newspaper ‌reported that a government analysis on the impact of the ‌Iran war showed that in a worst case scenario food availability could be ​hit by a possible shortage of CO2 ‌gas which is a key input in the food industry.

Business minister Peter Kyle ⁠told ⁠Times Radio that he ‌would not comment on document leaks but he ​wanted ​to reassure consumers that the ‌government was planning for all scenarios. (Reporting by James Davey, writing by Sarah Young, editing by Paul Sandle)

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