Coronavirus rations: What are supermarkets rationing? The FULL list
CORONAVIRUS has prompted the nation to go into a stockpiling frenzy, from pasta to loo roll. Read on to find out what items each supermarket is rationing.
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In attempt to stop anxious shoppers from stockpiling and emptying out entire stores, supermarkets are restricting how many items of certain products people can buy. The government have been accused of giving mixed messages after Public Health England urged people to “plan ahead”, only for the Health Secretary to say “there is absolutely no need” to panic buy.
How many people are stockpiling?
About one in 10 of us are stockpiling in the UK, says a survey from Retail Economics.
Toilet paper, pasta and hand sanitiser has been flying off the shelves.
So what items are supermarkets rationing? Express.co.uk has compiled a whole list.
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Tesco
Tesco is the only store that is rationing food items, after almost completely selling out of dried pasta online.
The store has a limit of five when it comes to buying items such as anti-bacterial wipes, gels, and long-life milk.
This applies both online and in store.
A representative for Tesco said: “We know there’s demand for certain products at the moment and we’re working really hard to maintain availability of those to help customers.
“We’ve taken a commonsense approach to make sure everyone can access essentials.”
Waitrose
Waitrose is temporarily capping certain items online, but there is no uniform system in stores.
Hand sanitiser, and specific anti-bacterial soaps and wipes are restricted to four per person online.
A spokesperson for Waitrose said the company is in talks with its suppliers to ensure demands will be met for customers.
They said: “some branch managers making a judgement at a localised level”
Asda
In store each person is only allowed to purchase two bottles of hand sanitiser, and the same limit is applied online.
Most anti-bacterial products are out of stock online, but this is the only specific restriction.
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Lidl and Sainsbury's
There are currently no limits in either store or online.
Iceland
Online, hand sanitisers and some cleaning products have been limited to four per person.
Ocado
The online supermarket has not placed any restrictions on the number of items you can buy, but deliveries may be delayed.
Morrisons
Morrisons have given no comment on the situation
Aldi
If you were hoping to stock up on hand sanitisers at your local Aldi, you're out of luck.
The supermarket is limiting sales to two per person- online and in store.
Boots
The first place you think of when you need anti-bacterial hand gel is probably Boots.
Boots are only allowing customers to buy two hand sanitisers each, both online and in store.
Superdrug
Just like Boots, Superdrug is limiting customers to two hand sanitisers per person