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Ham sandwich blamed for global warming

Food researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have traced the carbon footprint of the humble ham sandwich.

Taking into account factors such as growing the wheat and raising the pig, they concluded that the typical high-street ham sarnie has a carbon "footprint" of between 14 and 34 grams of CO2.

So now we know.

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Beau	04 Oct 2007 11:22:02
Perhaps a better question to ask is not what is the CARBON footprint of ham, but the HAM footprint of carbon...

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