TESCO shoppers will notice a major change to checkout rules from today.
A limit on the number of eggs you can buy at all of its stores will be lifted.
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Shoppers have faced rations on the cooking staple since November last year.
It followed supply issues partly because of an outbreak of bird flu, as well as rising costs for farmers.
Tesco customers have been limited to buying no more than three packs of eggs at a time for months.
These restrictions will lift in Tesco’s more than 2,000 stores from today.
Shoppers will also be able to buy the baking essential unrestricted online from tomorrow.
It comes as the supermarket said it is investing a further £10million in the UK egg sector.
Around £6million of the cash will go to UK egg farmers between now and March 2024.
Dominic Morrey, Tesco’s commercial director for Fresh, said the supermarket was pleased to provide more financial support to the sector after facing “tough conditions” of thee avian flu outbreak and rising energy and feed costs.
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He said: “As conditions begin to ease, we’re also able to remove the buying restrictions we’ve had in place on shell eggs since November last year.
“Customers can be reassured we also remain 100% British on all our shell eggs, with our five-year contracts with our suppliers now well underway.”
Free range eggs were missing from shelves because of the outbreak of bird flu.
All hens were ordered inside in November 2022 until April 18 this year to prevent the spread of the disease.
During that time eggs were not allowed to be labelled as free range.
Tesco isn’t the only supermarket to have rations in place.
In November 2022 Asda, M&S and Lidl also put limits on how many eggs shoppers can buy.
At Asda and M&S the limit was two packs per person, while at Lidl it was three at the time.
We’ve asked each of the supermarkets if they are still in place or not, and if they are, whether there are plans to scrap them like Tesco.
Morrissons confirmed to The Sun that it lifted its two pack limit for shoppers in June.
Some shops were forced to ration fruit and veg earlier this year.
Items like tomatoes and lettuce were among the produce affected after bad weather and transport issues in north Africa and Europe.
Shoppers were been faced with empty shelves at their local stores due to unusually cold weather abroad.
Sunflower was also in short supply on shelves for a time last year because of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Rationing is often put in place where an item is in short supply.
Limiting the number of items people can buy means that more people can get the product, instead of facing empty shelves.
