Underpinning such basic standards would be more detailed dietary regulation tailored for each of the three major parts of the public sector – schools, hospitals and care homes.
The Government confirmed the move as part of its official response to the Francis report, which looked into the failings at Mid Staffordshire Hospital.
Brian Young, director general of the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) made the call after publication of the The Horizons Review of the Year 2012, which concludes that the foodservice and eati
Overall, the market has dipped by 1.5% as the UK continues through its most challenging economic downturn for many decades.
The 17th edition of the annual awards for the best British turkey products comprises 12 carefully selected categories – including retail and foodservice sectors.
This year, for the first time, up to five nominees have been named on the shortlist where categories have been very heavily supported.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that at this would help drive local efforts to improve health and wellbeing in their communities by tackling the wider determinants of poor health.
The figure represents an increase of 132,000 people diagnosed with diabetes over the last year. A further 850,000 people are thought to have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes.
The European Commission (EC) has asked member states to put Official Control Plans in place that allow sampling and testing for presence of horse DNA in foods marketed or labelled as containing bee
Supporting the report titled Twenty Years of Hospital Food Failure, BDA honorary chairman Helen Davidson, said: “Good food and appropriate nutrition must, at all times, be an absolute priority.