Brexit, the British prepare with the food emergency kit – Italian Cuisine

Brexit, the British prepare with the food emergency kit


It's called Brexit Box and contains 60 freeze-dried meals expiring in 25 years, a water filter and a device to light the fire. The exit panic without agreement from the EU is unleashed in Britain

A maxi kit with the necessary for survival: 60 freeze-dried meals, 48 ​​servings of meat, a water filter and a device to turn on the fire. And the Brexit Box, and many Britons have bought it in these days, in a hurry, with the fear of not being able to have the basic necessities.

Panic among the British

Last night the agreement on Brexit, which regulates the exit procedures, a result of two and a half years of negotiations between the Theresa May government and the European Union, was rejected with 432 votes against (and 202 in favor). A new draft is expected for next Monday. But the British know that as long as Parliament does not approve the agreement on Brexit, Britain will run the risk of leaving the European Union without guarantees. And the no deal it could have repercussions on the British economy. It is a hypothesis that terrorizes citizens: convinced that such an eventuality could be translated into lack of food and medicine, have unleashed one procurement race.

To buy one Brexit Box, launched in December by Emergency Food Storage, you spend the equivalent of 330 euros (but there is also the deluxe version of about 700). "Brexit could potentially be an emergency," CNN James Blake, co-owner of the company, told CNN. "We are in an unprecedented situation. The Brexit Box gives people the idea of ​​being able to control something when they can not control what is happening around them. "

Meanwhile, Dave Lewis, head of the supermarket chain Tesco, announced last week that he was working with suppliers to store canned food and non-perishable goods if they left the European Union without an agreement. On social platforms, such as Twitter and Reddit, or on Mumsnet parents' forum, users are sharing lists of products to stock up on.

How things really are

But they are unfounded fears: the "Financial Times" reported that according to the Government provisions are not necessary and, indeed, could to trigger panic. So much so that the London Metropolitan Police told CNN that concerns about the shortage of goods could lead to "a significant increase in customers" in supermarkets and suggested that stores should try to organize a security plan to "minimize requests for intervention by law enforcement agencies due to crowds or queues in shops ".

Meanwhile, Blake said that to buy the Brexit Box are people of all social classes, from the employee to the CEO: every day, on average, 25 are sold. "What we wanted to do is create a kit with everything". Among the products, which have one shelf life of 25 years, there are cans of macaroni with cheese, "bolognese" pasta and chicken tikka. Blake says he lived for a week eating only the Brexit Box foods, adding that "they are also pretty good".

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