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Food imports may be better for environment than buying local
Tomatoes grow at a greenhouse of the Fontana market gardening company in Manschnow, eastern Germany, on June 1, 2011. Cold storage of food in developed countries emits more greenhouse gas levels than sea transport emissions, study shows. FILE PHOTO | NMG
British shoppers looking to go green may be better off buying imported South American apples or Kenyan vegetables rather than locally produced foods that rely too heavily on fossil fuels, according to a new study.
