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New law to enforce stricter labelling rules for pre-packaged food
The environment secretary, Michael Gove, has announced plans to introduce ‘Natasha’s Law’ by summer 2021 in an effort to protect food allergy sufferers.
Children consume as much as 10x sugar limit at school, claims sugar campaigner
It says that although the current standards place limits on what can be served and that individual items may adhere to the standards, there is no overall limit on how much sugar is consumed.
Overweight four-year-olds face jump in risk of high blood pressure, warns study
Published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the study found that compared to children who keep a healthy weight betwe
Fry-up still Brits favourite breakfast, survey reveals
Leonardo Hotels surveyed 2,000 adults from all over the UK to uncover the truth behind our breakfast habits.
People not getting enough sleep risk poor diets and obesity, BNF survey finds
It found that 43% of adults reported sleeping less than the recommended minimum of 7 hours on the previous night, and that 32% of primary and 70% of secondary school children reported sleeping less
Diners call for carbon footprint information on menus, research finds
The findings, uncovered by E.Mission, a carbon consultancy for hospitality businesses found that 78% of diners said that they’d like to reduce their environmental impact by making more informed cho
Plastic straws and drinks stirrers to be banned from April
The move is hoped to vastly reduce the litter and other environmental impacts of the nearly 5bn plastic straws currently used each year in the UK, along with more than 300m plastic stirrers and clo
Schools should have one meat-free day a week, says Soil Association
Reported in The Guardian, the association is urging the Department for Education (DfE) to replace a non-mandatory recommendation for a weekly meat-free day with a statutory menu once a week offerin
Lunch on the go generates 11 billion items of packaging waste
The research of over 1,200 UK full and part-time workers revealed they use an average of four packaging items for each lunch purchase, with 76% picking up a main item e.g.