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Why you might want to look a bit closer at what you're eating
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17359619
The usual grim warnings
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Economic strife, unemployment and the high cost of living could lead to a growth in black market food sales and food fraud. That was the warning at a London conference on global food risk.
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Looking ahead to the next 12 months, Fiona Lickorish, an expert in food trends, says: said: "I think black market food is still going to be around and probably getting worse if what's going on with the economy isn't improving.
"I think there will be a trickle down to people at the lowest level who will find it very difficult to afford their food bills."
She adds grimly: "If I was a farmer I would be locking up my sheep because we're already seeing a much higher incidence of rustling.
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All of which is to be sadly expected..hower the entire article is an interesting read.
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Speaking of technology, horizon scanners have also spotted some exciting things in the food pipeline - things we might all see on our shelves in the next few years.
Intelligent packaging made with special paper that wards off bacteria and could help keep food fresh longer.
Ultra violet chopping boards which destroy 99.9% of bacteria.
And ingenious labels which use the ammonia given off by meat as it degrades. Ammonia alters the label's barcode to gradually render it unreadable and unsaleable when the product has fallen below a certain standard.
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