A NEW study will examine the experiences of food workers to highlight the impact of poverty during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) will ask people employed across the food sector about the impact of the virus, including whether they have had to sacrifice food for themselves to feed others.

Announcing the study today, the union said that it aimed to highlight how those who have continued working to feed Britain during the pandemic may be struggling themselves.

The research is part of a campaign to have the right to food enshrined in law. 

Efforts are already under way at Holyrood and Westminster, with a parliamentary Bill lodged by MSP Elaine Smith and work by MP Ian Byrne, while Liverpool became Britain’s first right-to-food city last month. 

BFAWU president Ian Hodson said: “The right to food must be enshrined in law so that no person is left going hungry especially for the workers in our food sectors.”