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Is your food labelling legal? #legallabelling

Do 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 […]

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Should the Olympics be sponsored by fast food and snack companies?

There 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

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National Childhood Obesity Awareness Week

30 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 Week – meal planning saves food waste

According 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

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Food Safety tips for Jubilee Parties and Barbecues #NationalBBQWeek

Wow! What gorgeous weather we’ve been having lately. Let’s hope that it holds out for the Bank Holiday weekend. If, like us, you’re planning on having an outdoor party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, make sure it’s one to remember for the right reasons. After all, nobody wants their enjoyment marred by a bout

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