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Sustain produces a number of quarterly magazines. Please follow the links below for more information
Digest
Sustain’s magazine covers a wide range of current food and farming policy initiatives and developments. More information
The Jellied Eel
London Food Link's magazine for Sustainable Food in London. More information
Rhubarb
the quarterly magazine for Local Action on Food network members. More information
News items listed in descending date order
Joint letter to Government highlights threats to children's health
Children’s Food Campaign - 27/07/2010
A Children's Food Campaign letter from 30 national organisations warns Health Secretary Andrew Lansley about the dangers of introducing policies that will undermine children's health.Children’s Food Campaign - 27/07/2010
The final review, of restrictions on the television advertising of food and drinks high in fat, salt or sugar has shown that, while the rules are reducing the amount of junk food advertising children see, they have been less effective than predicted.
Joan Walley, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, today launched a campaign for legally binding standards to improve public sector food
The Real Bread Campaign is pleased that the Advertising Standards Authority has upheld its complaint against a misleading Tescos claim.
The Prime Minister's announcement that responsibility for nutrition policy will move from the Food Standards Agency back to a Government Department may be welcomed by the food industry, but it is not good for children's health.
Children’s food campaigners are delighted by the signficant increase in children and young people eating healthy school meals, shown in official figures released by the School Food Trust.
Green light for junk food industry puts profit before children’s health
Children’s Food Campaign - 07/07/2010
The Children's Food Campaign vows to fight to protect children from junk food marketing following Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's backing for business involvement in health promotion programmes.Children’s Food Campaign - 07/07/2010
Children’s Food Campaign dismayed by Health Secretary’s criticism of healthy school meals
Children’s Food Campaign - 02/07/2010
Children’s Food Campaigners have described as 'alarming' Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s criticisms of the healthy school meals initiative championed by health charities, children’s groups, and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.Children’s Food Campaign - 02/07/2010
A letter opposing the recently announced cuts to plans to make free school meals available to every primary school child living in poverty has been sent to Education Secretary Michael Gove by a coalition of health, education and anti-poverty organisations.
The Children’s Food Campaign today reacted with disappointment that sufficient MEPs had failed to vote in favour of a traffic light nutrition labelling scheme.
Plans for free school meals axed for working low income families
Children’s Food Campaign - 08/06/2010
Secretary of State Michael Gove announced in a letter to Ed Balls that plans have been dropped to offer free school meals to primary aged school childrenChildren’s Food Campaign - 08/06/2010
New survey shows dried-up state of drinking fountains in UK’s parks
Children’s Food Campaign - 31/05/2010
A survey published by the Children’s Food Campaign finds that the vast majority of public parks around the UK have no public drinking fountains. This encourages thirsty children to turn to sugary alternatives or go without, both of which are bad for their health.Children’s Food Campaign - 31/05/2010
Tiny tots need legal protection: Children’s Food Campaign response to LACORS survey of nursery food
Children’s Food Campaign - 14/04/2010
The Children’s Food Campaign welcomes the survey carried out by LACORS into the standard of food served to children in UK nurseries, but is concerned that the report’s recommendations do not go far enough.Children’s Food Campaign - 14/04/2010
Children's Food Campaign response to ASA ruling on Kellogg's 'Coco Pops after school' advertisement
Children’s Food Campaign - 07/04/2010
The Children’s Food Campaign are disappointed by the Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling that the Kellogg’s Coco Pops advert featuring a cartoon character in school uniform did not break its code and was not 'socially irresponsible' despite encouraging children to eat more of a high-sugar product.Children’s Food Campaign - 07/04/2010
With the school summer term approaching, Blue Peter gardener Chris Collins has put down his spade to call on the Government to ensure that every child has the chance to have a go at growing their own while at school.
