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This year there’s been several reasons to be proud to be British: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, The first Brit in a Wimbledon men’s final for 74 years; A Brit winning the men’s doubles title; Bradley Wiggins winning the Tour de France; oh, a certain prestigious sporting event being hosted in our capital city; and, of […]
It’s British Food Fortnight! Read More »
Food Safety & Hygiene NewsDo you know the difference between ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten?’ What about ‘legal’ names and ‘customary names’? Does your food packaging clearly state the country of origin? Can your nutrition and health claims be substantiated? Do you know what’s acceptable and legal? All food manufacturers have a responsibility to ensure that the information
Is your food labelling legal? #legallabelling Read More »
Food Safety & Hygiene News Specialist CoursesThere has been much debate recently about the appropriateness of international food companies such as McDonalds, Coca Cola, Cadbury’s etc. being official sponsors/supporters for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The main argument is the perception that sporting prowess goes hand-in-hand with healthy eating therefore, by association, it could be construed that eating a Big Mac
Should the Olympics be sponsored by fast food and snack companies? Read More »
Food Safety & Hygiene News Nutrition Training News Past Courses30 or 40 years ago, a week highlighting childhood obesity issues in the UK just would not have happened. Why? Because there simply wasn’t anything like the proportion of overweight or obese children that we have today. Sure there might have been one or two ‘big boned’ kids in a class of thirty: equally there were
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Food Safety & Hygiene NewsAccording to Love Food Hate Waste, as consumers we waste a whopping 7.2 million tonnes of food and drink every year. That’s around £50 of good food thrown away by each family every month. There are several reasons why food is wasted: we buy more than we need – often seduced by ‘Buy One Get
Food Safety Week – meal planning saves food waste Read More »
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