food wastage
All entries tagged with food wastageBrits Urged to Grow Their Own Food
The British government has launched a new "food strategy" for the next 20 years, emphasizing sustainability and good health. Britain's environmental secretary, Hilary Benn, said:
Food security is as important to this country's future wellbeing - and the world's - as energy security. We need to produce more food. We need to do it sustainably. And we need to make sure that what we eat safeguards our health.So, what does that mean in practice?
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10 Comments · January 07, 2010
Americans Bin 1,400 Calories Each Day
This week's shocking statistic: 40% of all food in the US is discarded.
That's 1,400 calories per person per day.
Or, enough for an average woman on a low-calorie diet.
This figure came to light through new research, led by Kevin Hall, and published in the journal PLoS ONE.
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10 Comments · December 17, 2009
Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister of the UK, gave a speech during the G8 summit to exhort Britons to stop wasting food. In a time of global food shortages and dramatic price increases on staples such as bread and rice, Brown said that "It is right to remind people that about £8 [$16] a week is wasted in our food consumption."
Are you buying food which ends up being thrown away? Food wastage is often a symptom of poor eating habits - and it's not only bad for your wallet, but contributes to rising food prices for everyone.
