Food Wasted in UK, Europe and US Enough to Feed The Starving World Seven Times Over

food-wastedLONDON - A new book has determined that the waste in the UK, Europe and the US would be enough to feed the world’s starving seven times over. According to a report in The Sun, the book, called ‘Waste’, by small-scale farmer and food industry analyst Tristram Stuart, lifts the lid on the obscene levels of produce ending up in landfill.

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