Geography and all that Jazz

Food waste... The EU has acted to loosen its regulations on FOOD DIMENSIONS . (BBC NEWS article) These are responsible for food wastage as producers don't always meet the tight standards, and consumers don't get the chance to buy it even at a discount. It matters not to me how wonky my cucumbers are, but what they taste like... Image by Flickr user banana custard, and made available under Creative Commons

A few stories related to food in the news today. First was the announcement of Tesco's huge profits of £2.8 billion.... This article in the BBC NEWS reports further. Just been reading in " Real England " (which I've mentioned before) about the planning battle in Sheringham that I have also reported elsewhere before... The Real England blog is worth reading as it is updated regularly with interesting stories and links, such as THIS ONE to the Daily Telegraph's lead article on the continued decline of RURAL ENGLAND , particularly useful for AS / A2... The second story relates to an item to be on tonight's NEWSNIGHT about the shameful amount of food that we waste in the UK, despite all the issues related to food security and food costs... This BBC ARTICLE has more details, and would be a good basis for debate. "Is it wrong to leave your crusts ?" Householders chuck out 6.7m tonnes of unwanted food every year at a cost to us of £8bn. That's the ...