Brown in stop wasting food call

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The Prime Minister said rich countries had to take responsibility, after a Government study found the average household was throwing out £8 of leftovers every week.

Affordable food can no longer be taken for granted, the Government warned as it published the report on tackling rising prices, health problems and the environmental consequences of what we eat.

The Cabinet Office study said world food output had to rise to cope with a growing global population, in the shadow of a changing climate and scarcer natural resources.

Cutting waste both in UK homes and in the developing world food chain, where some 40% of food harvested is lost, will help cut bills and meet rising demand, the study said.

In the UK, a third of all food bought is wasted, costing the average household £420 a year and causing unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. Eliminating that waste would deliver greenhouse gas savings the equivalent of taking one in five UK cars off the road, the study said.

Mr Brown urged families to eat prudently, thinking before they eat, storing food properly and planning meals to avoid waste and save money.

With an estimated 70,000 premature deaths linked to bad diets, the strategy also called for a renewal of the "five a day" campaign to boost the amount of fruit and vegetables consumers eat.

The Government, which is accepting all the recommendations of the report, will target groups where consumption of fruit and vegetables is low, such as young men and low-income young families.

The report also recommended a new scheme to ensure the public sector in England leads the way on healthier, more environmentally sustainable food.