GOOD FOOD WASTED

At a time when families are so hard up in Britain that they have to go to food banks it has been reported that two billion tones – two billion tonnes -- of perfect food being thrown away each year which is a crime.

The reason for this to happen is either transport or storage problems. Also the EU’s rule for uniform size fruit and vegetables, which is another crazy idea coming from Brussels, causes this wastage. 

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Where is the sense for one apple not being the same size as the other? This rule makes the growers throw away 30 per cent of their produce. Also it had been said in previous reports; the growers spray fruits to have the right size which would mean another chemical.

Gosh those bureaucrats in Brussels do not know what they are doing.

The Institute of Mechanical Engineering issued a report that they want to have the rule stopped of  buy-one-get-one-free. This also encourages housewives to buy more food than they actual eat and throw the rest away.

A further criticism was made about fruit and vegetable not being perfect and therefore the supermarkets will not buy it. There again the rules have to be more relaxed and given the customer the choice of buying less perfect looking food which would help financially. 

The problems here is that the supermarkets will not buy them because it will be offered at reduce price and therefore the profits will not be high enough. Supermarkets should also consider that the customers would buy more because it is more affordable. Therefore their profit would come in from the quantity

To counteract to the supermarket’s powers and arrogance would be more farmers’ market.  It would help the farmers as well in selling the less perfect fruit and vegetable and help the consumers. Besides the farmers would have the full money as with selling it to supermarkets they only get a share.

The wastage of fruit and vegetables is also a waste of water and in growing, processing and distribution.

This two billion tonnes of wasted food has certainly to be look into it to avoid such a squander.

Again it is amazing that the authorities have not done something about it all this time.