BOGOF

BOGOF is the acronym for 'buy one, get one free'. The Food Foundation opines that UK supermarkets are currently 'actively incentivising citizens to buy more of those foods known to be bad for the health of people and the planet'. It points out that almost 20% of supermarket 'multibuy deals', like BOGOF, concern meat and dairy products. Red meat and dairy have known health risks. Their production techniques are also clearly linked to the production of 'greenhouse gases' and climate change. Even worse, 10% of supermarket 'multibuy deals' involve processed meats. Processed meats are even more strongly linked to cancers in humans (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/01/uk-supermarkets-using-multibuy-deals-to-encourage-sales-of-meat-study-finds). Supermarkets, of course, are in the business of maximising their profits. I suppose it must be down to governments to get them to apply their BOGOFs to healthier food choices. Unhealthy citizens cost money. Folk need more help in their choices of what and how much to eat. Supermarket 'multibuy deals' are also likely to increase food wastage. This is already a substantial problem in the UK and elsewhere.