This week’s attention-grabbing figures range from processed meat consumption and the environmental impact of reusable cups, to funding for nature protection and seizures of illicit pork.
36%. The volume of processed meat eaten in the UK in out of home venues like restaurants, fast food outlets, cafes and caterers. The statistic, taken from a recent report by The Food Foundation, highlights the opportunity for foodservice and hospitality sector businesses to offer more nitrite-free ham and bacon products after a new Footprint report found growing levels of consumer concern over the additives that have been linked to a greater risk of cancer.
5. The number of uses after which a reusable Borrow Cup reaches the break-even point in global warming potential compared to a single-use PET cup. Hubbub and Reposit modelled the relative environmental impact as part of its trial of a returnable cup system in Glasgow. None-month results for the initiative were published this month (see The Friday Digest).
$4bn. The global increase in funding needed to achieve the flagship ’30 by 30’ goal to protect nature. A new study released at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly found that current international financial flows remain billions of dollars short of what is required to achieve the global biodiversity target of protecting and conserving at least 30% of the world’s land and ocean by 2030.
40.5 tonnes. The volume of illicit pork removed from the food chain as part of efforts to manage the risk of African swine fever entering the UK. The figure comes from the National Food Crime Unit’s recently published annual report which reported that in the past year there were 47 enforcement outcomes across 24 local authorities in England relating to illicit imports of pork products not fit for human consumption.
