Responding to today’s publication of Jamie Oliver’s ‘Feed me even better’ manifesto, Charlie Powell, Campaigns Director of the Children’s Food Campaign, said:
“We welcome Jamie’s continued interest in and support for good food in schools, particularly at a time when there’s a risk of declining standards due to Government neglect.
We hope the manifesto will remind the Government of the need for continued investment in our children’s food at school. For example, it is vital that the Department for Education gets it right when introducing new criteria for free school meals, and retains practical cooking lessons on the school curriculum.”
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For further information and interviews, please contact Charlie Powell on 0203 5596 777 or 07817 746786 or Charlie@sustainweb.org.
Notes to editors
1) The Children's Food Campaign wants to improve children's health and well-being through better food - and food teaching - in schools, and protecting children from junk food marketing. We are supported by over 150 national organisations. The Children's Food Campaign is coordinated by Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming and funded by the British Heart Foundation. For more information, see www.childrensfood.org.uk .
2) The manifesto was published today in the Guardian and is available at www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/oct/24/jamie-oliver-fight-healthy-eating-schools
Children's Food Campaign: Campaigning for policy changes so that all children can easily eat sustainable and healthy food.
