Rejected petition Legal traffic light labelling for food products flown, shipped or UK-produced.

Traffic light system on all food packaging showing how the item has reached the shelf with Green representing domestic goods, Amber representing shipped goods and Red representing goods flown in.

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Flying in goods is 100 times more polluting than shipping in goods.
Half UK food is imported. 1% of this is by air which accounts for 11% of carbon emissions. Since 1992 the amount of food flown in has risen by 140%.
Traffic light labelling would allow consumers to recognise and base purchases of goods from a nationally recognised standard indicating environmental impact.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/258720

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Date submitted 21 April 2019
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