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News: Caught Out! Advertising watchdog bans KP Snacks junk food ads for England & Wales Cricket Board

Two adverts for the family friendly cricket tournament The Hundred which were sponsored by KP Snacks have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority, who ruled that they breached rules protecting children from exposure to unhealthy food and drink marketing.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 13 April 2022

News: Help London Food Link call for local authority action on sugar reduction and healthier foods

Ask your London local public health leaders to sign the Local Government Declaration on Sugar Reduction and Healthier Food and to run a local Sugar Smart campaign
London Food Link | Wednesday 28 March 2018

News: New report finds London councils with strong food foundations better equipped for quick response to Covid-19

Based on a survey to London's local authorities, the report shows how responses to covid-19 were strongly influenced by the plans, partnerships and strategic approaches in place enabling strong emergency food response and recovery planning. It also highlights how the pandemic has created positive action in many areas. 
London Food Link | Thursday 26 November 2020

News: Children's Food Campaign welcomes new Government Trailblazer programme for local action on child obesity

From October, local authorities will be encouraged to submit proposals for a new Trailblazer programme to tackle childhood obesity, in a partnership between the Department of Health and the Local Government Association. Children's Food Campaign welcomes the initiative, but says it will need to be scaled up for systemic change.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 26 September 2018

News: Government must hold firm on actions to tackle childhood obesity, says Children’s Food Campaign

The Children’s Food Campaign calls on Government to keep pressing ahead with proposals and consultations in response to an industry letter signed by 30 trade associations asking the Government to delay. This includes consultations announced in its Childhood Obesity Plan, including further restrictions on promotions and advertising of sugary foods.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 11 February 2019

News: The sale of sugary drinks will be banned from YMCAs in Victoria as part of a new healthy food and beverage policy

An estimated 350,000 cans of soft drink are sold through its recreation centres each year. The Healthy Food and Beverage Policy will be implemented over three years in over 150 locations including community recreation centres, residential camps, youth services, disability services and children services.
Sustain | Wednesday 1 October 2014

Blog: New GMOs will evade scrutiny as controversial bill passes; fight to defend the food chain continues

The UK Government’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, which exempts some genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from vital regulatory safeguards, is about to become law. That’s bad news for anyone who cares about food sovereignty but there could be much worse to come, writes Liz O'Neill of GM Freeze in a guest blog for Sustain.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Monday 6 March 2023

Reports: Refreshing Investment in Children's Health: Using the Sugary Drinks Tax to improve healthy food access in schools

This report outlines how and why investing the funds raised from taxation of sugary drinks back into improving children’s health via schools is a triple win for reducing obesity, levelling children’s health inequalities and providing much-needed resource to schools and children’s food initiatives.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 12 January 2021

News: Children's Food Campaign welcomes more children eating school meals

Children's Food Campaign welcomes more children eating new, high quality school meals and call for introduction of free school meals for all.
Children's Food Campaign | Thursday 9 July 2009

Reports: “It shows us what we’re missing”: the case for assessing local authority action on food access

This briefing sets out how and why measuring local authority action on food poverty and food access can help local people to hold councils to account and encourage them to do more. 
London Food Link | Friday 26 February 2021


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