Supermarket shoppers could soon be checking the environmental impact of food before putting it in their trolleys, thanks to new research.
Reliable information of this kind hasn’t been available.
That’s because UK manufacturers only have to list their main ingredients, and that’s by percentage, not amount.
Scientists have overcome the problem by using public databases to estimate the composition of thousands of food products and their impact.
Many consumers want to know how their weekly food shop affects the planet, even though rising prices will likely be a more immediate concern for most.
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