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Rescuing discarded food

Industry News, September newsletter side story
Discarded food from food markets in Lima is redistributed

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The World Food Programme (WFP) is working to ensure to unsold produce from wholesale food markets is used to feed people in need. Leftover perishables such as potatoes, cucumbers, bananas, green beans, olluco tubers, spinach, basil, parsley, squash, leeks, coriander, papayas, pineapples, lemons and other products are transported to food kitchens. 

Source: World Food Programme

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How green is your food?

Industry News, September newsletter side story
How green is your food? New eco-system labels to give environmental impact score

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New traffic light eco-systems labels will score the environmental impact of food. From ‘A’ to E’, the food at a corporate cafeteria in Birmingham, UK, is now rated according to the system. Such systems are being trialed elsewhere in the UK and in Europe. Improved information to assist better food choices can only help the big drive towards food sustainability worldwide.

Source: FreshtalkDaily

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UK hosts ‘world’s largest vertical farm’

Industry News, September newsletter side story
148,000 square feet of vertical farming space being built in UK

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It is the size of seventy tennis courts and capable of producing and supplying 1000+ tonnes of fresh produce to the UK. Welcome to ‘the world’s biggest vertical farm’, owned by The Jones Food Company and based in Gloucestershire, UK. Will the new farm further accelerate the UK’s position as a leader in vertical farming?

Source: Euro Fruit

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Meat

CO2 threatens food security

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CO2 threatens food security
Meat

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A shortage of CO2 in the UK is threatening meat production. The shortage ‘threatens national food security’, according to poultry producers. CO2 is used to stun animals before slaughter. It is also a vital component of food packaging, including bagged salads. 

Source: BBC Business

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