This Nov. 2, 2015 photo shows warm pumpkin bourbon cheesecake in Concord, NH. Serve this cheesecake hot, right out of the oven, topped with a little vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream(AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

CANTONMENT, Florida (KXAN) — The nation could soon be in crisis mode this holiday season.

Canned whip topping, like Reddi-Whip, could be in short supply. According to the Chicago Tribune, a Florida nitrous oxide plant exploded earlier this month.

Nitrous oxide is used for aerosol toppings. Stores are stocked for now, but that could change as Christmas creeps closer.

“It’s in stores now, but we’re encouraging people to buy it early,” Conagra spokesperson Lanie Friedman said. “There will be a shortage if people buy at the typical levels during the holidays.”

Friedman stressed the shortage isn’t Conagra’s problem alone, but extends to all food products that use nitrous oxide.