>ps...  it is estimated that about 1/3 of the total production of food in the world is wasted or lost.  in second and third world economies with little to no road, railroad or storage facilities this number approaches 1/2.

In this country the public throw away huge amounts of food after they have bought it - that has been known for some time.  Now we have a series of programmes on the television presented by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 'War on Waste'.

What is interesting is not only the amount of perfectly good food discarded by supermarkets (past sell-by dates), but also the amount that is thrown away simply because it does not meet the supermarkets cosmetic standards.  Crops just ploughed in.

I could easily be persuaded that 21/2 is a conservative estimate - but not in this house!

Best wishes

Peter 
52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W

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