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food miles  

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  • Consumers are paying more attention to where their food comes from and to the environmental and social impacts of their diet. Food miles have emerged as an important tool to enable consumers, industry, and governments to visualize more effectively the environmental impacts of food. [Source: Green Energy: An A-to-Z Guide; Food Miles]

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