We label fridges to show their environmental impact - why not food?

The adoption of mandatory labels for food could have a huge impact on the future of our imperilled planetHuge reduction in meat-eating 'essential' to avoid climate breakdownIf you buy a washing machine, a fridge or a television in Europe, it will come with a sticker. Thanks to a 1992 EU directive, all appliances must be labelled with their energy efficiency. So why has our food system - which threatens 10,000 species with extinction, emits about 30% of greenhouse gases, and drives 80% of our nitrogen and phosphorus pollution - only ever had voluntary ecolabels? Continue reading...