People are used to seeing stark warnings on tobacco products alerting them about the potentially deadly risks to health. Now a study suggests similar labelling on food could help them make wiser choices about not just their health, but the health of the planet.

The research, by academics at Durham University, found that warning labels including a graphic image – similar to those warning of impotence, heart disease or lung cancer on cigarette packets – could reduce selections of meals containing meat by 7-10%.

It is a change that could have a material impact on the future of the planet. According to a recent YouGov poll, 72% of the UK population classify themselves as meat-eaters. But the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which advises the government on its net zero goals, has said the UK needs to slash its meat consumption by 20% by 2030, and 50% by 2050, in order to meet them.

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    1 year ago

    beef was produced long before anyone bought it. there is no reason to think it will ever stop.

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      1 year ago

      There won’t be industrial style cattle farms if no one will buy their products, that surely can’t be hard to comprehend. If it doesn’t make any money, it’s not gonna be done.

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        1 year ago

        there were industrial iPhone manufacturing facilities before anyone ever bought an iPhone.