Article: So how fresh is your food? THE DISTURBING ANSWER: UP TO 5 MONTHS OLD WHEN YOU BUY IT AND LOSING GOODNESS FAST.

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Daily Mail (London)
Article date:
January 24, 2006
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Byline: CHARLOTTE DOVEY;KATE MAXWELL

WHEN a recent report revealed some supermarkets are selling apples up to a year old, Good Health launched an investigation into the age of the 'fresh' food we eat. So just how old is it - and how does its age affect its nutritional value?

A trawl around the main supermarkets found pears at 118 days old (Morrisons), apples at 124 days old (Marks & Spencer), grapes at 33 days old (Tesco) and potatoes that were 129 days old (Sainsbury's). Organic produce faired no better than non-organic - and in some cases was even worse.

The problems stem from customer demand for out-of-season produce (which often comes from ...

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