Swedish Green Labels

Sweden has introduced new food labels showing the carbon emissions related to individual food products, according to the New York Times. The food labels are an extension of new healthy eating guidelines supplied by the Nutrition Department at the Swedish National Food Administration. These guidelines are mindful of the environment and veg-friendly; they recommend avoiding fish, due to low European fish stocks, and replacing red meat with beans, because raising cattle has a large carbon footprint. While not all consumers seem motivated by the guidelines, if they were carefully followed, Sweden could reduce its food-related carbon emissions by up to 50 percent.