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Third Of Fruit And Veg Too Ugly To Sell

Over a third of farmed fruit and veg never make it onto our shelves as it's considered too ugly to s...
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12:44 PM - 20 Aug 2018



Third Of Fruit And Veg Too Ugl...

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Third Of Fruit And Veg Too Ugly To Sell

TodayFM
TodayFM

12:44 PM - 20 Aug 2018



Over a third of farmed fruit and veg never make it onto our shelves as it's considered too ugly to sell.

More than 50 tonnes of produce grown across Europe each year is discarded because its misshapen or the wrong size.

The shocking waste of wonky veg is attributed to consumers expecting their food to look a certain way,

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh say the climate change impact of the wasted food is equivalent to the carbon emissions of almost 400 thousand cars.



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