Eat up your greens or the police will get you

Food police? OMG, they will be kick out of the house in USA.... I would not let anyone into my house to put there nose into my privacy. If they want to store my food leftovers and give it to wild animals, I would be more than happy to place it in separate containers for someone to pick it up. In fact, I store bread leftovers, make it dry and I feed birds during the winter. Advisors can work with corporations to make food fresh enough, so I can store it little longer.

*Rolls her eyes* That is totally ridiculous! I don't know if you read it or not, but beaddoodler made a discussion about the government coming in and raiding a families organic food farm, not long ago. It was their food source, but it was organic, and the government just can't have people trying to eat things that MIGHT be good for them. We have to be pumped full of chemicals from foods that come from the BIG BOYS. I know that is a totally different subject but, Food Police is just as stupid as this.

For goodness sake, can't they think of anythign better to do with our money?! I'd be very cross if someone came round my house to tell me how to use left over food, as I don't usually have any left over, when your budget's tight you really do HAVE to eat everything, as I think you discovered when you tried to eat on a tight budget recently. I'd probably send them away with a flea in their ear, but not because we don't wash or anything. :) What they could do with the money instead is help people and business who are in some financial difficulty, instead of letting them go bankrupt, but of course, I could never work for the government, I'm far too sensible and I'm a talking fish!

oh,for this reason ,i would love to migrate to UK.at the fear of food police may make my kids to have their veggies!!i am little muddled up now but the saying seems to be LET THE FOOLS BEHAVE MORE FOOLISHLY.........

O.K I live in Canada but I think that this is absolutely ridiculous and what a waste of tax payers dollars!!! I guess if the food supply is getting low then perhaps food stamps and rationing are in order...Policing is not in my opinion that is just too much invasion into our lives I think! ~Heavens~

I'm sure the government could find a more useful method of wasting your tax money - like LOWERING TAXES!

Sometimes when it comes to the inane ways that our elected officials deciding how to spend OUR money, I am not sure whether to laugh or cry butt hink the first would be preferable or I would cause a flood with the tears I shed. This has not been suggested as something that should happen here in Australia yet and probably will not either, because our current Government is more republican in their thinking. Generally that means what is suggested for the UK is not on the agenda but as we have similar governments in their political outlook, they might consider it a good idea. If they do bring to fruition here, then many people, including my partner and I, will turn their heads. You see we have a small organic farmlet and no doubt they would consider the fruit and vegetables that we plough back into the ground would be a waste. I am sure it wouldn't matter to them that we do not consider that what we actually plough back in is not of a good enough quality to sell. If governments are so concerned about the waste of food, then they should provide places where people can dispose of it and the disposal should be in such a way that it can be of benefit. The other alternative is that they bring back food rationing if it is of such concern. If they are concerned about obesity, then make sports/PE compulsory for everyone, adults as well as children. Make those who are obese partly responsible for their medical care, i.e Doctors, medications and hospital if applicable. It is strange that they want to do something like this now when it appears that we are in the worst global economic conditions that most of us have ever seen. That fact alone will ensure that most people are more careful with their money and are buying only what is necessary. If fact there is a strong possibility that most people will only be able to afford the necessities of life and perhaps many people will not even be able to afford even them. Seems to me that the current UK government has some problems understanding the words "democracy" and "freedom of choice". Maybe when the next election comes around they will realise what they tried to take away from the population.

I think the government should find something better to do than to do that to people. I do not know how much good that is going to do for the economy. They like to point the finger at the citizens.

If they are already aware that so much food is being thrown out in the garbage, then instead of sending out "food police", they would do much better to use that money to start a composting recycling program in communities. Many major centres have "Green Boxes" for perishable food items. The contents are similar to what people would use to make their own compost piles for gardens, only they also include meat products and paper (like tissues and paper towels). We don't have it in our city yet, because city council claims it would cost too much to initiate.

Good Lord, people in your neck of the 'government' have too much time on their hands! LOL No I would not welcome the Food Police........unless they agreed to eat my two week old leftovers!

How ridiculous. This is a rare occasion where I agree with a Tory ! Like Peter Ainsworth says in this article, the government is short enough of money as it is, and don't need to put taxpayers under this extra pressure; and when times are hard most people know to be more careful anyway. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/4214024/Dont-throw-away-leftovers-warn-food-police.html So they're ploughing lots of money (potentially "tens of millions of pounds" if the scheme goes nationwide) into telling us things that we already know. I agree that it's very important to be more environmentally aware and less wasteful, and that tips on how to do this are always good, but there are cheaper ways of getting this message across - surely we don't need such a "personal service"!. And I can think of so many better ways to spend this money. (Also, do we have to let them in?? )

Of course come on in...while they are at it perhaps they could clean as well? Seems only reasonable to me that if they wish to be this intrusive they could at least offer services that I actually need, right? Food reuse advice and cleaning, now this might work for me. My tax dollars at work. What is next? As if governments everywhere are not already intrusive enough.

No i would not like these guys coming around my noise. Not for any reason. Thats crazy if they really do that. Yes i think they can be doing other things more worthwhile. We have the food channel and sometimes very informative articles on the local channels. That help with advise on how to use leftovers and such. But food police. Oh no.

I think it's nuts for them to even be thinking of this. I'm glad I don't live in the UK. It sounds like the government already controls too much.

I am always open to new ideas but that is taking it a bit far for them to come to your house. I feel that maybe they should offer online classes or even classes close to where the people live but to come in their houses like you suggested is just beyond the call of duty of saving food and leftovers. I feel that maybe we should think twice about throwing out some leftovers so they can be maybe a snack later but I think the people should be asked if they want the advice and help before they can come to your home and tell what to do with your food.

Living in the UK I heard this myself. How many more crazy rules and regulations are they going to enforce upon us. Do they really think people cannot think for themselves! I have been self-employed all my working life and the laws that are coming in for business business people are just as crazy. They keep wanting to fix things that aint broke!.. Derek

I think this is ridiculous. Education is the only way to teach people who to care for themselves not police. I concede that we need some Government intervention in the for of financial support for those too ill to work etc and in the health system so that people have access to decent medical care even if they are poor. But this sort of protection from themselves is ridiculous. For all the education I have had and my knowledge of health eating I still am not fond of my greens and taht is not about to change. Still I eat reasonably healthy. If they really want to force people to eat healthy then they should put an end to all forms of unhealthy fast food. Make all fast food healthy instead as that is what most people eat when they do not cook for themselves.

What? Oh my what on earth is the UK coming to do..this is the first I have heard of it!! Any waste food I have normally goes to the dogs! What will the government think of next...this is a hairbrain scheme, are they going to throw us in prison for getting rid of our left over foods if we don't do as they say? NO I dont want anyone coming and looking in my fridge, they probably wouldn't find much anyway...the so called Government could use the Tax Payers money more on Hospitals THEY are the things we are in more DESPERATE need of....hugs littleowl

I'm wondering what newspaper you read, p1kef1sh? You see I'm also from the UK! I've heard something like this story, but it does sound very much like a "Daily Mail" or "Daily Express" journalist have run away with themselves in embroidering on the story! Still it might help us get out of the credit crunch as the Government seem intent on spending billions of pounds to get us out of recession! Seriously, if people didn't waste so much food, it would help the environment no end. With money getting tighter, I think we will all start to naturally do this anyway! Apart from selling newspapers, I don't really think that the government will ever recruit a small army of "advisors". Have a great day anyway!

Why don't you tell the food police that you're letting your leftovers rot so you can use it for methane fuel?