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Study Reveals UK Throws Away $20 Billion in Food a Year
With the biggest meal of the year a mere two weeks away, here's something to keep in mind: reducing food waste. The British government has just released a new report that reveals each year, the country throws away more than $20 billion in consumable food and drink.
According to the Waste and Resources Action Program (WRAP), the UK's food waste is topping 6.6 million tons annually.
UK Government Opposes Buy-One-Get-One-Free Food Deals
The UK government, in an effort to reduce wasted food, is pressuring grocers to stop employing buy-one-get-one-free sales tactics. The nation's administration found that a third of all food in the UK is wasted, including roughly 5.1 million potatoes and 220,000 loaves of bread each year.
According to the Waste and Resource Action Program, or WRAP, the average Briton throws away more than his own weight — over $700 worth — in food annually.
Quiz: Who (Else) Called the White House Home?
Happy Inauguration Day! I've already quizzed you on presidential pooches, but our country's leaders have owned a variety of "non-traditional" pets as well. Think you can match the animal to the first family?
Think You Know Your Presidential Pets, Part II?
Did you already test your knowledge recalling not one but two presidential pets from different families? For the second part of the quiz, I've included a picture of the president with his pooch – hopefully giving you a clue to name that pet!
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Quiz: Pick Presidential Pooches?
For some presidential families, one animal just isn't enough! With just days until the Obamas enter the White House – and labradoodle or Portuguese water dog seeming the likely addition – I've found some pictures of pets who've all already sniffed the inside of the White House . .
Is the Government Mad For Not Testing More Cows?
Last Friday the Bush administration asked a federal appeals court to stop allowing meatpackers to test all animals for mad cow disease. That's right, the government wants companies to test fewer animals.
Currently, under Agriculture Department guidelines, less than 1 percent of slaughtered cows are tested for the disease.
YouTube Video of Fort Bragg Gets Results
We've been focused on the ills of YouTube lately, but here's one story where the website was used for good instead of evil. Army dad Edward Frawley paid a welcome home visit on his 22-year-old son — just returning from a tour of duty with the 82nd Airborne Division in the mountains of Afghanistan — and he was shocked to see the deplorable conditions of his son's barracks at Fort Bragg, NC.
In our high-tech age when we want to send a grievance we don't have to wait for a carrier pigeon — and Frawley didn't.
Should the Government Tell People to Lose Weight?
Big Mac attacks in Tokyo have caused expanding Japanese waistlines to spur the government into action. Statistics collected by Japan's government found on average, Japanese men are 10 percent heavier than they were only 10 years ago, and the women are catching up. The solution?
Should Cloned Animal Products Be Labelled?
The Associated Press reports that when the government approves consumption of food from cloned animals, and approval is expected within the next 12 months, The Food and Drug Administration isn't planning to require any special labeling.
The theory is that if the food's safe to eat, its source doesn't need to be identified. The only way that consumers will be able to make sure that they don't buy cloned products is by looking for the organic green seal as organic animal products will not come from cloned animals.
Banning Obese People From Adopting, a Good Idea?
I recently told you about new restrictions China has put in place barring obese couples from adopting children from their country. What do you think?
Banning Obese People From Adopting, a Good Idea?
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