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News: New government scheme fails to address the scale of food poverty this winter

The Government has announced a new fund for councils to support low-income families access food and other essentials during the winter. Cecily Spelling argues councils should adopt a cash-first approach when supporting households this winter.
Food Poverty | Thursday 30 September 2021

News: Over 300,000 families could miss out on free food scheme as digital switch over fails

As the cost of living crisis deepens, more than 300,000* families in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to miss out on a free food scheme they are eligible for as a digital switch over has gone badly wrong.    
Veg Cities | Thursday 10 March 2022

News: Healthy sustainable food needs to be more affordable and supermarkets should do more to reduce carbon emissions

According to new YouGov public polling data, published by Women's Environmental Network, 85% of people want to reduce the environmental impact of food.
Sustainable Food Places | Wednesday 4 August 2021

News: English cricket falls for KP Snacks junk food marketing spin

Cricket players will be dressed in kits promoting high fat, salt and sugary snacks including Butterkist, McCoys and Hula Hoops when they take to the crease in July 2020 for English Cricket's new game The Hundred. Children's Food Campaign responds.
Children's Food Campaign | Friday 4 October 2019

News: Local authorities to ensure that planning controls are not a barrier to food delivery

Local planning authorities in England have been told by Communities secretary Robert Jenrick they should not seek to undertake planning enforcement action which would result in unnecessarily restricting deliveries of food and other essential deliveries at this time.
Sustain | Monday 23 March 2020

News: No fast food on way home from school needed to reduce childhood obesity

Sustain member the Royal Society for Public Health finds that despite wider efforts to support kids’ healthy eating in school and at home, the junk food on offer along their walk home can still have a disproportionate effect on diet and lifestyle.
Children's Food Campaign | Friday 13 September 2019

News: Sustain welcomes stronger nutrition standards for Government Food Buying

Sustain welcomes the proposals to strengthen of the nutritional guidelines in response to consultation on Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering, and calls for stronger enforcement.  Read the full submission.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 12 August 2019

News: Winchester Food Partnership helps prepare council services and voluntary sector to the digitalisation of Healthy Start

With most staff in support services working with low-income families unaware of Healthy Start and vegetable consumption dipping even further during Covid, Winchester Food Partnership makes promotion of Healthy Start vouchers a priority for their local Veg Cities campaign.
Veg Cities | Friday 2 July 2021

News: Harriet Harman joins celebrities and experts in new campaign to protect children from junk food adverts

Over 50 health, consumer and children's organisations, and celebrities such as Raymond Blanc, Antony Worrall Thomson and Prue Leith, have written to senior politicians urging them to protect children from junk food TV advertising before 9pm
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 4 June 2007

News: How can healthcare facilities support a healthy community with food growing spaces?

Non-profit, Health Care without Harm, has published a new report outlining how green spaces used to grow food in healthcare settings offer an opportunity to support both disease prevention and treatment as well as support wider community health and health education.
Good to Grow | Tuesday 30 March 2021


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