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Post-Brexit fishing policy: MPs must ensure a sustainable future for fishing

The Fisheries Bill reaches Committee stage. Here's five vital changes Sustain are calling for to make the UK world...

06/12/2018
Sustainable Fish Cities

Food prices could go up by 10% in a No Deal Brexit, says the Governor of Bank of England

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney told MPs on the Treasury Committee that in the most "extreme" case, prices would rise by 10%, but in a...

05/12/2018
Brexit

Pret’s progress

A commentary on changes made by the company on some of the issues first raised with its CEO by the Real Bread Campaign in 2015.

04/12/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Children's Food Campaign response to Science Committee report on Energy Drinks

A Science and Technology Committee report published today (4 December) shows MPs' support for action to reduce consumption of energy drinks, and...

04/12/2018
Children's Food Campaign

BATCH: London rises to the occasion

On 26 November 2018, around 130 people gathered at E5 Bakehouse to mark a decade of the Real Bread Campaign.

03/12/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Food waste needs to be properly measured

22 signatories, including Sustain, write to EU Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis saying that food waste measurement needs to include waste on

30/11/2018
Food Waste

Put cooking at core of school curriculum to save the NHS

Sign a petition to put food growing, cooking and nutrition at the core of the school curriculum.

30/11/2018
Children's Food Campaign

Winners of 2018 Food Sustainability Media Awards announced

Winners include works on bread, food apartheid, childhood malnutrition and fishing in the Philippines.

30/11/2018
Real Bread Campaign

New policy briefing on the Right to Food

Policy Bristol and Sustain have produced a briefing on how a UK right to food law could tackle food poverty and environmental degradation.

29/11/2018
Food Poverty

How can the Government’s new National Food Strategy deliver on our shared aims?

Food, farming and fishing policy have never been higher on the national agenda, since the birth of the Sustain alliance in 1999. Three months before...

28/11/2018
Food and Farming Policy

Better school food is needed to stop UK eating most ultra-processed foods in Europe

Sustain member the Soil Association releases new State of the Nation report on how children have eaten in 2018 and highlights the important work done...

27/11/2018
Children's Food Campaign

London set to receive 100 new public drinking fountains

The Mayor of London and Thames Water is to install over 100 drinking-water fountains in an exciting initiative to reduce the capital’s...

27/11/2018
Jellied Eel

Mayor confirms ban on junk food advertising on London transport network

Junk food advertising will be banned on the entire Transport for London (TfL) network from 25 February under groundbreaking measures to help tackle...

23/11/2018
Children's Food Campaign

Time to close loopholes in ASA junk food advertising rules

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld Children's Food Campaign complaints about McDonald's and Burger King ads near primary schools,...

21/11/2018
Children's Food Campaign

Sustain calls on MPs to change the Fisheries Bill to rebuild UK fisheries

Ahead of the second reading of the Fisheries Bill on Wednesday 21 November 2018, Sustain has called for better commitments to sustainable fishing...

21/11/2018
Sustainable Fish Cities

Government commits to Honest Crust Act review

Replying to the Real Bread Campaign, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has stated Defra’s commitment to reviewing...

21/11/2018
Real Bread Campaign

David Davis, former Brexit Secretary, tells US farmers that they will be the winners from a US/UK trade deal

According to Farmers’ Guardian, the former Brexit Secretary David Davis has been lobbying for a trade deal which benefits American farmers...

21/11/2018
Food and Farming Policy

UN Special Rapporteur visit to the UK sheds light on food insecurity

From the 5th to the 16th of November the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Professor Phillip Alston was in the UK on an...

19/11/2018
Food Poverty

Cooking up a good food Christmas

Christmas is fast approaching and whether you're looking for a bit of inspiration for menu planning, are hosting your first vegetarian...

19/11/2018
Jellied Eel

Families bombarded with ‘supermarket sweep’ of sugary promotions during their weekly shop

Sugary food and drinks made up a whopping 43% of all promotions in store entrances, aisle ends and checkouts, according to a new report from the...

19/11/2018
Children's Food Campaign

Minister fails to reassure farmers about chlorine washed chicken. Again.

DEFRA Minister George Eustice has admitted that we could be forced to accept chlorine washed chicken as part of trade deals after Brexit.

19/11/2018

Crunchy success – inspiring pupils to eat more vegetables in school meals

A trial of ‘Power Pots' – raw vegetables served in colourful beakers and supported by clever marketing materials and activities...

16/11/2018
Veg Cities

What does the draft Brexit agreement mean for food and farming?

Sustain responds to the Brexit agreement and comments on the potential implications for food, fishing and farming, and the impact on the...

16/11/2018
Brexit

New short film shows how Rose Vouchers help families get fresh fruit and veg

Sustain member the Alexandra Rose Charity has launched a new film to share the exciting developments in their Rose Vouchers for Fruit & Veg...

15/11/2018
Children's Food Campaign

UK loses the taste for the Coke truck

Coke truck tour 37% shorter than last year as local opposition grows, with evidence emerging that local authorities are refusing Coke permission...

14/11/2018
Sugar Smart UK

Save the date for Real Bread Week 2019

The Real Bread Campaign is calling on bakeries, baking schools, schools, nurseries, community groups, mills to start planning for the annual,...

07/11/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Beyond the Food Bank: London Food Poverty Profile 2018

Beyond the Food Bank 2018 is the fourth edition of London’s comprehensive food poverty profile. The report looks at what local authorities...

05/11/2018
Food Poverty

Good Food for London 2018

In our annual London borough league table and series of good food maps, we shine a light on which boroughs are leading the way in creating a better...

05/11/2018
London Food Link

Food Growing in Parks

This guide, co-written with Sustain member Shared Assets, shows how councils can take forward food growing in parks, using public assets to address...

16/10/2018

Are Supermarket Bloomers (Still) Pants?

A Real Bread Campaign investigation of in-store bakery and own brand loaf manufacture, labelling and marketing.

10/10/2018
Real Bread Campaign

Parents’ Jury Survey on Junk Food Marketing

Most parents told us they are concerned that junk food advertising is having a significant impact on their children’s food choices. Many...

19/09/2018
Children's Food Campaign

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...

05/04/2018
Children's Food Campaign

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