BBC radio report (with transcript) on horsemeat scandal
The Telegraph article is
about Marisa Leaf who is fighting to preserve local shops and what they stand
for: convenience, friendliness, good advice, quality. She has set up an online
shopping and delivery service selling produce only from local shops; this is high-tech
promoting the traditional! She now has no fewer than six delivery trucks which is proof that
there is a real demand. Mrs. Leaf has in effect come up with an alternative to
supermarkets. I would definitely make use of her services!
The frenetic consumerism which most supermarkets tend to promote sometimes results in scandals such as the one mentioned in the above BBC News reports: horse meat being sold as beef. The principal aim of large food companies and hypermarket chains is apparently to make profits, even if this involves lying to customers. Contributing to a healthy society is not their concern. But how can people on low incomes feed themselves correctly nowadays when good quality food is not affordable either in local stores or supermarkets?
Blog post by Claire Plassart (OIB Terminale, MASSILLON)
Blog post by Claire Plassart (OIB Terminale, MASSILLON)
