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UK meat consumption at lowest level since records began, data reveals
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People in the UK consumed less meat last year than at any point since records began in the 1970s, in a trend driven by the cost of living crisis, the continued impact of Covid and broader lifestyle changes.
Data released by the government showed that Britons ate less meat at home in the year to March 2022 than at any point since 1974, with the average person eating 854g (1.88lbs) a week.
The period covered by the data also overlaps with the early stages of the cost of living crisis, driven by the price shocks caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The price of a beef steak rose 10% over the year, while the cost of a whole chicken was up 9%, separate figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
However, the CCC did not suggest taxing meat as a way to reduce consumption – something that the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, claimed was a “heavy-handed measure” the government was “stopping” last month.
Dr Mike Clark, a senior research associate in food at the Oxford Smith school, said the reduction in meat consumption was not moving quickly enough if put against recommended UK guidelines.
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