Tesco rations essential shopping items because of coronavirus panic buying
The Competition and Markets Authority has told suppliers to act responsibly and said that it was monitoring pricing practices.It comes as Facebook and Amazon have cracked down on profiteers hiking prices online of face masks and hand sanitisers.
"We're monitoring Covid-19 closely and will make necessary updates to our policies if we see people trying to exploit this public health emergency," Facebook director of product management Rob Leathern tweeted. Facebook had earlier announced a ban on ads for medical products which falsely suggested an item was in short supply, as well as those which falsely claimed to provide cures or prevention methods for coronavirus.
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