Major UK retailers PULL disposable BBQs from shelves to avoid wildfire risk

MAJOR UK retailers have started pulling disposable BBQs from shelves to help prevent wildfires. Several wildfires have been sparked around the country in recent days amid the ongoing dry and hot weather, in areas including Snowdonia National Park and Suffolk. In response, supermarkets have stopped selling single-use gr

It comes as the UK continues to experience a dry and warm summer

Supermarkets suspending sales are understood to have acted in line with voluntary guidance from the National Fire Chiefs Council amid warnings of a heightened risk of wildfires

Those suspending sales are understood to have acted in line with voluntary guidance from the National Fire Chiefs Council

Asda became the latest chain to pull single-use barbecues from its shelves this week

Major supermarkets including Asda, Tesco, Co-op and Sainsbury's have temporarily removed disposable barbecues from sale as the UK faces a prolonged heatwave and fire chiefs warn of an increasing wildfire risk across the Midlands and beyond