Food products should carry 'water footprint' information, says report

"Food and drink products should carry a new label to give consumers more information about their 'water footprint' – the hidden amount of water used in the manufacturing process – two health and food lobby groups will recommend this week.

More transparency is needed about the huge volumes of water used to produce food, which most consumers are unaware of, said the joint report by the Food Ethics Council (FEC) and the health and food group Sustain."

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