| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Shocking food waste - Chiswick M&S | |
| Posted by: | Philippa Bond | |
| Date/Time: | 12/01/26 16:12:00 |
| I don't know what you mean David. The point was and still is that a lot of good edible food was not being redistributed to food banks and/or reduced in price to sell in store to be used as food for humans or animals but that it was being sent straight to food recycling. All that effort and input by farmers and producers, all those foodmiles were being put straight into the bin when much of it could be used to feed people in particular at a time when so many are struggling to put food on the table. Yes, we eat readymeals sometimes in fact we ate an M&S curry for 2 over the holiday because I've been ill and can't eat things on toast at the moment - which is the usual quick effortless standby. It was OK but our verdict was that the portions were too large - and if I'd chosen it myself I would have never chosen and cooked that amount or type of rice anyway. A curry is something that normally I would have created myself but a treat to have it made for me. I tend to use readymeals most as a way to try tasting something different and not a way of life as that is not recommended healthwise. We will continue cooking from scratch for ourselves for as long as we can. Potatoes, lemons and more eg readymeals and smoked salmon. The impression is that the food had not been sorted into different types as some of it is definitely more acceptable and reusable with less/any refrigeration than other types. We don't know why or if they used Neighbourly who is mentioned in the article or tried to use any other local distribution company or group as well for the very large amount of edible food they were wasting. It needs to be more than just a tick-box compliance with any legislation. |