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Title: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Nickbat on 11 January 2009, 13:20:24
...if you live in Herefordshire or Worcestershire.

Householders are to be visited by officials offering advice on cooking with leftovers, in a Government initiative to reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away.

In an initial seven-week trial, eight officials will call at 24,500 homes, dishing out advice and recipes. The officials, each of whom has received a day's training, will paid up to £8.49 an hour, with a bonus for working on Saturdays. The scheme will initially cover six council areas in Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/4214024/Dont-throw-away-leftovers-warn-food-police.html

Nanny knows best.  >:( >:(
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Del Boy on 11 January 2009, 13:26:11
O dear why just why?
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 11 January 2009, 14:06:35
They're liable to get pelted with left overs I reckon. ;D

Kevin
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Pitchfork on 11 January 2009, 14:10:36
But what cooking can be done with leftover Pizza, Burgers, Chips, KFCs etc.? ::)
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Martin_1962 on 11 January 2009, 15:47:31
What leftovers?

If there are leftovers they are being fed too much.

We throw VERY LITTLE food away
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Nickbat on 11 January 2009, 16:14:00
...and woe betide you if you put some chips in the bin AND have a large plasma screen. You criminal!

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/giant-plasma-tvs-face-ban-in-battle-to-green-britain-1299665.html

Nanny will be very cross!! >:(
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 11 January 2009, 16:38:35
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...and woe betide you if you put some chips in the bin AND have a large plasma screen. You criminal!

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/giant-plasma-tvs-face-ban-in-battle-to-green-britain-1299665.html

Nanny will be very cross!! >:(

That's a load of old cr@p for a start.

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A 32in CRT, the biggest available, would use 322kWh.

Must be a 36 inch foot spa my parents have in their living room then. ;)

Kevin
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Richie London on 11 January 2009, 17:37:30
shite!!!! i'll just go and get fridays bread out the bin, nice and green now, rather idiots   (http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj182/richierich1961/thumbsdown.gif)
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Danny on 11 January 2009, 21:36:36
I dont buy food that doesnt get used... ever!
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: albitz on 11 January 2009, 21:48:21
Meanwhile,Gormless is hiring a £30,000 a year butler for no.10 (at taxpayers expense of course) to make sure he gets the right food at the right time I suppose -recession,what recession ?  >:( >:(
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Marie on 11 January 2009, 21:49:09
i have 2 hovers that get our left overs! not that their is ever any left!

hubby normally clears the plates!  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Martin_1962 on 11 January 2009, 21:55:13
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shite!!!! i'll just go and get fridays bread out the bin, nice and green now, rather idiots   (http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj182/richierich1961/thumbsdown.gif)


Give it to the birds
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: HerefordElite on 11 January 2009, 22:01:01
A: there ai'nt much left on my plate after i've finished ;)

B: i've paid for it so if i want to put it in the bin i will (mind you're own rather business) >:(

Please let them knock on my door ::)
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Nickbat on 11 January 2009, 22:02:02
One of the real problems is the introduction of the "use by" date. It means that tonnes of perfectly edible food is lobbed, merely because of a label. Remember that there a large "safety" margin built in to these dates but it has had the effect of instilling fear into most people, who believe that eating a pie that's been in the fridge for one day longer than the label says will cause immediate food poisoning.
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Richie London on 11 January 2009, 22:05:51
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shite!!!! i'll just go and get fridays bread out the bin, nice and green now, rather idiots   (http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj182/richierich1961/thumbsdown.gif)


Give it to the birds

only birds in my trees and community garden are pigeons, the've been forced out of london  :(
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: BigAl on 11 January 2009, 22:26:45
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One of the real problems is the introduction of the "use by" date. It means that tonnes of perfectly edible food is lobbed, merely because of a label. Remember that there a large "safety" margin built in to these dates but it has had the effect of instilling fear into most people, who believe that eating a pie that's been in the fridge for one day longer than the label says will cause immediate food poisoning.
There is a difference between 'use by' and 'best before' but i can never remember what it is :(
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: amigov6 on 11 January 2009, 22:57:06
A few years as a single parent teaches you what can be made into a soup so i don't need some wet behind the ears pillock who's just watched a training video to tell me sh*te. He / she would'nt get a warm welcome at my door. They'll be telling us who to wipe our bums at this rate.
     Surely this wage could employ a nurse/teacher/police officer?
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 11 January 2009, 23:40:41
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A few years as a single parent teaches you what can be made into a soup so i don't need some wet behind the ears pillock who's just watched a training video to tell me sh*te. He / she would'nt get a warm welcome at my door. They'll be telling us who to wipe our bums at this rate.
     Surely this wage could employ a nurse/teacher/police officer?


Just wondering who would you like to wipe your bum?  ;D :D
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: amigov6 on 11 January 2009, 23:43:56
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A few years as a single parent teaches you what can be made into a soup so i don't need some wet behind the ears pillock who's just watched a training video to tell me sh*te. He / she would'nt get a warm welcome at my door. They'll be telling us who to wipe our bums at this rate.
     Surely this wage could employ a nurse/teacher/police officer?


Just wondering who would you like to wipe your bum?  ;D :D
Don't care who 'coz i'm a tart but what with makes all the difference!
Title: Re: The food police are on their way...
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 12 January 2009, 09:19:40
Having 9 cats and a rabbit and me no food is left from our home.. ;D