20/01/2011
Charlotte Smith hears the case for insects as a staple food in the future. Research shows one in five horses is overweight. Plus how supermarkets trace food during safety alerts.
A Dutch scientist believes we should be eating more locusts, crickets, and mealworms because they have a lower environmental impact than livestock. Charlotte Smith questions the dairy industry's record on pollution as Environment Agency figures show a quarter of agricultural pollution incidents were linked to dairy farms. Plus, one in five horses used for leisure riding is overweight according to new research from Nottingham University. And, we hear about the giant databases supermarkets keep so they can track down ingredients in food when there's a safety alert.
Presenter: Charlotte Smith.
Producer: Sarah Swadling.
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