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Food prices top of G8 agenda as Brown urges UK consumers to waste less
Food prices top of G8 agenda as Brown urges UK consumers to waste less
Last Modified: 07 Jul 2008
By:
James Blake, Jonathan Rugman
Gordon Brown, en route to the G8 summit in Japan to discuss rising world food prices, urges families to avoid unnecessary waste.
A report by the cabinet office today says four million tonnes of food is binned every year, with the average British family wasting eight pounds a week on food that they throw away.
The prime minister has told consumers to think before they buy, to plan meals and to store food better.
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