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September 2008

UK urges return to wartime frugality.

By Raman Jokhakar, Tarunkumar Singhal, Chartered Accountants
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73 UK urges return to wartime
frugality.



Waste not, want not. Evoking an era of World War II
austerity, British families are being urged to cut food waste and use leftovers
in a nationwide effort to fight sharply rising global food prices.


With food and energy prices soaring around the
world, a constant supply of high-quality, affordable food is no longer
guaranteed, the officials are warning Britons.

Tim Lang, professor of food policy at London’s City
University, said junk food will remain readily available, but good-quality,
nutritious produce could become scarce worldwide. The government says the public
might find one solution by looking into their garbage pail. Britons throw out
4.5 million tonnes of edible food a year, or about $ 830 worth per home —
wastefulness the government says contributes substantially to rising prices.

(Source : The Times of India, 13-7-2008)

 

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