Off The Shelf #25: Quick Fire Round
Microplastics, insects, inflation... and the Hamburglar
š„ First up, this week, shocking news: plastic has been found in breast milk for the first time. This is obviously a disturbing reflection of the amount of plastic waste in the environment - and the health impacts canāt be good.
š Aldiās Next Big Thing on Channel 4 kicked off these week, with insects. In the supermarketās version of Dragonās Den, a couple of intrepid insect entrepreneurs didnāt quite make it past the buyers - but they didnāt get totally ruled out. Insects (which are actually a legit food source) on Aldiās shelves in the next 5 years? You heard it here first.
š Next, McDonalds. Theyāve done a limited edition happy mealā¦ for adults. I really donāt know what to say about this, Iām genuinely at a loss for words. So just watch this and let Kacy and Jacy do my work:
š Finally, into inflation watch: UK inflation hit 10.1% this month, up from 9.9% last month. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are still the stars of the show, with prices up 14.6% compared to the same time last year. Thatās a lot.
Data as of 23 October 2022. Just to keep my senior politician readership out of hot water on Sunday morning TV. Price of milk represented by the average price of comparable 2-pint bottles at 5 major retailers in the United Kingdom (Tesco, Aldi, Sainsburyās Waitrose and Marks & Spencer). Index is equally weighted and based on online prices. Methodology is purely proprietary and utterly unscientific. For actual price data that might be remotely useful for economic analysis, try the Office for National Statistics.
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