Although air-freight food is, in almost all cases bad. It accounts for less than 1% of food transport but around 11% of total CO2 emissions from all food transport. This cannot be right.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and the Carbon Trust are currently working to formulate a method for calculating LCAs for consumer labeling or advise in the future. Major food manufacturers and suppliers are already jumping on board.

For those interested in monitoring food miles on their own orders we are introducing a food miles counter on our invoices very shortly (Available to those who want it) The information is still to be treated with caution as this article explains it may have traveled half the way around the globe but until we can establish its true ‘Life Cycle Assessment’ the real impact remains somewhat unknown...