How to Survive On Pounds20 a Week ; It Came As No Surprise This Week When the Prime Minister Urged Families to Think Before They Bought Food As Research Showed British Households Were Throwing Away Four Million Tonnes of Produce Every Year.

Western Daily Press › July 10, 2008

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It came as no surprise this week when the Prime Minister urged families to think before they bought food as research showed British households were throwing away four million tonnes of produce every year.

Gordon Brown said unnecessary purchases were contributing to worrying food price hikes that had left many people struggling to pay bills.

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How to Survive On Pounds20 a Week ; It Came As No Surprise This Week When the Prime Minister Urged Families to Think Before They Bought Food As Research Showed British Households Were Throwing Away Four Million Tonnes of Produce Every Year.

Waste could be reduced by storing fruit and vegetables better to stop them going off, and planning meals so all goods were used up rather than ditched, the Prime Minister said.

Mr Brown's call for prudent eating came as a global report warned world food prices would rise five per cent this year and keep climbing for a decade.

It also co...

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