UK – British Sugar has admitted that it cannot supply Britain’s dairy industry with any UK grown organic sugar this year.

The company said that a mechanical failure at its plant in Newark, Nottinghamshire, caused its organic sugar juice to be mixed with its normal organic sugar juice.

British Sugar commercial director Derek Morgan said: “This is clearly a setback to our plans and we are extremely disappointed, but this has in no way lessened our resolve to meet the needs of our customers by continuing to develop the organic sugar industry in the UK.” Morgan insisted: “We will continue to supply organic sugars sourced from overseas until UK grown organic sugar is available next year.”