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VOCABULARY
use-by date
date until
which food may be safely eaten, usually printed on the
food container
eat local, eat seasonal
slogan used to encourage people to buy and eat
fresh food which has been
grown in their local area
during the current season
middleman
business people who buy produce directly from producers, and make
money by
selling it on to shops or customers
commissioned
receiving a payment which is directly related to the
amount sold
worst-case scenario
the worst, most serious and unpleasant thing that could possibly
happen in a
situation
blanket (+ verb)
(adverb) applied in the same uniform way to everything, even when there are
differences between those things
