Rejected petition Oblige supermarkets to display fruit and vegetable import method (plane or ship)

Currently, food labelling must display the country (or place) of origin for fruit and vegetables, but not the transport method. If you can and should say where it came from, why not how it got here?

www.gov.uk/food-labelling-and-packaging/food-labelling-what-you-must-show

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Transporting food by air emits around 50x as much greenhouse gases as transporting the same amount by sea. The relatively short shelf life of certain fruits and vegetables means they’re more prone to import by air; this can often be the one reason something isn’t eco-friendly. If practicable, displaying the transport method would better allow consumers to make informed environmental decisions in view of rapidly accelerating climate change.

https://ourworldindata.org/food-transport-by-mode

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Date submitted 31 March 2023
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