Taste it, don't waste it

Brits had best be sure they're hungry before asking for a second helping.

The British newspaper The Independent reports that the government will launch a campaign to stamp out food waste in Britain as part of a global effort to curb spiralling food prices:

Supermarkets will be urged to drop "three for two" deals on food that encourage shoppers into bulk-buying more than they need, often leading to the surpluses being thrown away. The scandal of the vast mountains of food that are thrown away in Britain while other parts of the world starve is revealed in a Cabinet Office report today. It calls for a reduction in food waste: up to 40 per cent of groceries can be lost before they are consumed due to poor processing, storage and transport.