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OFSTED's commitment to tacklilng child obesity put in special measures

Sustain's Children's Food Campaign responds with disappointment to OFSTED’s argument that schools should not be seen as a ‘silver bullet’ to tackling child obesity in the new ‘Obesity, healthy eating and physical activity in primary schools’ report.

18/07/2018
Children's Food Campaign

Scottish Bread Champion announced

On 22 June 2018, an organic sourdough loaf baked by Woodlea Stables was named overall winner in the second annual Scottish Bread Championship.

17/07/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Intensive chicken farm in Shropshire gets planning permission

A farm capable of producing over 1.5 million broiler chickens a year has been granted permission by London’s High Court despite objections.

15/07/2018
Food and Farming Policy

Four US corporate giants form a sustainable food alliance

Mars, Nestlé, Unilever and Danone aim to improve consumer health and the environment through founding the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance.

14/07/2018
Food and Farming Policy

Cities respond to Government’s call for action on junk food advertising

Seven cities and local authorities are looking to dump junk food adverts or promote healthier ones in an effort to tackle diet related disease in their area. The pledges to act were made by places ranging from Bournemouth & Poole to Glasgow following the Sustainable Food Cities conference, just hours after the launch of the Government’s Obesity Plan. Restricting junk food advertising is one of the headline measures of the Plan, alongside a Government pledge to support local trailblazers taking action to improve children’s health.

13/07/2018
Sustainable Food Cities

Sustainable Fish Cities responds to draft London Food Strategy

Sustainable Fish Cities welcomes the Mayor's commitment to sustainable fish buying in the capital, but has asked for clarity on farmed fish 

12/07/2018
Sustainable Fish Cities

UN warns world’s fish consumption is unsustainable

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimate that a third of the world’s ocean’s are overfished whilst fish consumption is at an all time high.

12/07/2018
Sustainable Fish Cities

Scotland’s plans for farming are ‘underwhelming’

Nourish Scotland (who are part of Sustain) believe that recent government publications on the future of Scottish agriculture give no clear direction for farming after Brexit.

12/07/2018
Brexit

Help the End Hunger UK Coalition send a powerful message to PM to fix Universal Credit

The End Hunger UK coalition have launched a petition today calling on the Prime Minister to fix universal credit.

11/07/2018
Food Poverty

Supermarkets not providing sustainable ready meals despite consumer demand

Research by Eating Better (who are a member of Sustain) shows that supermarket ready meals aren’t catering for the growing numbers of flexitarian and meat conscious customers.

10/07/2018
Food and Farming Policy

California bans any new sugary drinks taxes

California has passed a state law that will prevent any new local drinks or food taxes for the next 12 years.

10/07/2018
Sugar Smart UK

Game, Somerset and BATCH

On Saturday 7 July, more than 60 bakers, millers and other Real Bread lovers enjoyed twelve hours of baking, clay oven making and chatting at the Real Bread Campaign and Brook Food Processing Equipment’s mini-festival near Taunton.

09/07/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Around Town: Summer 2018

What's new on The ‘Eel’s radar?  Elliot Kett gets us up to date.

09/07/2018
Jellied Eel

Same water, triple the price

New research by The Mirror has shown bottled water from the same source being sold for three times the price under a different label. Read Sustain’s comment on another bottled water con.

09/07/2018

United States tries to block WHO moves to promote breastfeeding

Recent moves by the World Health Organisation to encourage breastfeeding across the globe were reportedly blocked by the United States of America. Drawing on decades of research showing that mother’s milk is the healthiest for children the resolution ran into trouble when the US, apparently responding to the financial interests of infant formula manufacturers, objected.

09/07/2018
Brexit

"Common rule book" for UK-EU food standards is welcome; many questions remain

The UK Government has today committed to negotiate with the EU for "a common rule book for all goods including agri-food" - Sustain's chief executive Kath Dalmeny welcomes the aspiration and raises concerns about the detail.

06/07/2018
Brexit

WIN a bumper crop of Real Bread books in the new True Loaf magazine

Issue 36 of the Real Bread Campaign supporters’ magazine for July- September 2018 is out now

05/07/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Junk food brands ignore existing ‘weak’ rules to continue to target kids

Children's Food Campaign & Obesity Health Alliance call for tougher restrictions on online advertising after the ASA bans three advertising campaigns by Mondelez/Cadbury, Swizzels Matlow and Cloetta (Chewits). 

04/07/2018
Children's Food Campaign

Win a FREE ad in The Jellied Eel magazine worth up to £300!

London Food Link supporters have an opportunity to win an ad slot in the September-December 2018 issue of The ‘Eel, the capital’s good food magazine.

04/07/2018
Jellied Eel

Government plays ‘red tape reduction’ card in response to Honest Crust Act call

Replying to a parliamentary question prompted by the Real Bread Campaign’s latest loaf labelling crusade, the Minister of State at Defra has rejected any improvement “in the interests of reducing unnecessary regulatory burden”.

03/07/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Food Cardiff publish Five Year Food Security Plan

Food Cardiff launched its Five Year Food Security Plan at the Food Power conference networking event on 26 June 2018.

02/07/2018
Food Power

Food Power experts by experience participate in Children's Future Food Inquiry

Twenty young people from Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio, Blackburn Central High School & St Thomas’s participated in the Future Food Inquiry. The group included young people working with Food Power

02/07/2018
Food Power

The 'Eel goes to...the seaside

Summer’s here so let’s hit the beach! Pack your sun cream / wellies and find where Sally Gurteen says you can do better than unsustainable fish and soggy chips. 

02/07/2018
Jellied Eel

NHS at 70: How hospital food has changed down the years

To mark the 70th birthday of the NHS, the i newspaper has written a piece on how hospital food has changed over the years. See Sustain's comment.

02/07/2018

Last chance to book for BATCH: South West as Aidan Chapman added to line up

With just one week until the Real Bread lovers’ event on 7 July, ‘The Dough Anarchist’ is the latest expert to be announced, and ticket sales end on Wednesday 4 July.

30/06/2018
Real Bread Campaign

NHS England will not ban sales of sugary drinks in hospitals

Today NHS England have announced that an outright ban on selling sugary drinks in foodservice or retail outlets on NHS premises will not come into force in July 2018, despite including a clause in NHS hospital contracts earlier this year that hinted a ban would be imposed.

30/06/2018
Better Hospital Food

Brighton and Hove hailed as ‘inspiration’ as it tackles city’s food poverty crisis

Brighton and Hove’s holistic approach to tackling food poverty is being hailed as an inspiration to other towns and cities across the UK as a detailed report shows an impressive 93% progress rate for its Food Poverty Action Plan.

28/06/2018

Real Bread added to Latitude festival menu

The Real Bread Campaign has secured slots in the Theatre of Food across the weekend of 13-15 July at Henham Park in Suffolk.

28/06/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Buying cheap bacon lets down pigs and their farmers

Sustain Alliance members Compassion in World Farming released a Brexit briefing this week, spelling out the gaps in animal welfare standards between the UK and its likely future trading partners. They also specified the measures needed to be put in place to protect animal welfare.

28/06/2018

A feast of London festivals

‘Eel readers may do well at making good food choices in their everyday lives. But what happens when we’re having (possibly alcohol-fuelled) fun in the sun, especially at a music festival, asks Kirsten Foster.

28/06/2018
Jellied Eel

Around Town: June 2018

The Jellied ‘Eel has fished out five of the best recently-opened restaurants, markets, pop-ups and bars in London…so you don’t have to!

28/06/2018
Jellied Eel

£50,000 up for grabs by new London-based community projects

Run by the Mayor of London’s Regeneration team at City Hall to support Londoners who want to create community-based projects and improve their local area, Crowdfund London is offering to top up crowdfunding campaigns.  

28/06/2018
Jellied Eel

On Yer Bike

Benjamin Cullen says ‘velo’ to the new wave of pedal-powered provender peddlers.

14/06/2018
Jellied Eel

Hello, is it meat you're looking for?

There is ever greater awareness of animal agriculture’s impact on the environment, human health and animal welfare, spearheaded by savvy, networked consumers, living under the looming shadow of a projected population of nine billion, says sustainability and social impact consultant Tania Han.

11/06/2018
Jellied Eel

How will supermarket mergers affect London?

The UK supermarkets have seen major disruptions of late, with the rise and rise of Aldi and Lidl alongside the growth in on-line purchases. The revolution ramped up a notch in May with asurprise move by Sainsbury’s, says Vicki Hird.

07/06/2018
Jellied Eel

Food Hunt: Summer's seasonal softies

‘Eel regular columnist, chef Tom Hunt, shares why we should be seeing seasonal strawberries and local loganberries.

01/06/2018
Jellied Eel

Good Food Review: Olley's Fish Experience

This was the first of our restaurant reviews. Being The ‘Eel, we didn’t want to stop at ‘tastes nice, great atmosphere’, so we chatted to our friends at the Sustainable Restaurant Association before sending Zoe McIntyre out… 

30/05/2018
Jellied Eel

Fishy business

Ruth Westcott reveals the results of Sustainable Fish Cities’ investigation of contract caterers that has unmasked the fish fight heroes and zeroes. 

27/05/2018
Jellied Eel

How the sugary drinks tax was won

With the introduction of the Government’s Soft Drinks Industry Levy – commonly known as the Sugary Drinks Tax – this report reflects on the campaign and coalition of charities and champions that made it happen. 

05/04/2018
Children's Food Campaign

Meet London’s first 50 Urban Food Heroes using food for good

Following the launch during Urban Food Fortnight 2017, we are delighted to be able to finally share with you our first 50 Urban Food Heroes. These are people and enterprises that grow, cook, make and save food and, ultimately, are making London a better place through their amazing ventures.

19/03/2018
Jellied Eel

No Loaf Lost

The surplus reduction guide to help small bakeries save dough.

10/01/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Fishy Business

How well are the UK’s top contract caterers supporting ocean conservation through their sustainable fish buying policies and practices?

18/12/2017
Sustainable Fish Cities

Annual report 2016/17

Read the review of Sustain’s activities and achievements for this financial year.

24/11/2017

Good Food for London 2017

The Good Food for London report measures progress and encourages London councils to take action on good food. It measures action on 11 different good food measures, from food growing, encouraging breastfeeding, school food, Fairtrade and fair pay. Scores range from 88 to 13 per cent. The Good Food for London league table 2017 is topped by the London Borough of Greenwich, followed by Islington, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Waltham Forest.

13/10/2017
London Food Link

Beyond the Food Bank London Food Poverty Profile 2017

Beyond the Food Bank 2017 is the third edition of London’s comprehensive food poverty profile. The report looks at what local authorities are doing to reduce food poverty across a range of measures. 

13/10/2017
Food Poverty

Beyond 2020 - New farm policy

Sustain presents principles and policies that would deliver better food and farming when we leave the European Common Agriculture Policy.

31/05/2017
Food and Farming Policy

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