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News: Smaller fishers set to lose out from Brexit

A major new piece of research from the New Economics Foundation explores scenarios for what Brexit will mean for the UK’s fishing industry.
Good Food Trade Campaign | Tuesday 28 November 2017

News: Join the environmental debate: Global leadership starts at home

How can the UK Government take action on the environment and animal welfare in a post Brexit era? Join George Monbiot, Julia Davenport of Good Energy, Karla Hill of ClientEarth and MEP Catherine Bearder for Wildlife & Countryside Link's for a stimulating debate in Woking on 4th December.
Good Food Trade Campaign | Tuesday 28 November 2017

News: Article 22 project seeks to instate food rights into UK law

Article 22 is a collaborative project set up by the Institute of Health and Society at the University of Newcastle, which will engage with academics, members of civil society and policy makers to examine the law and policy changes we need to secure economic, social and cultural rights in the UK.
Food Poverty | Tuesday 28 November 2017

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Sustain Brexit Forum news, 28th November 2017
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Page: UK Trade Secretary Liam Fox responds to our concerns about food standards

The UK's Secretary of State for International Trade, Dr Liam Fox, has responded to concerns expressed by the Sustain alliance, relating to US food standards such as chlorine-dipped chicken, hormone-reared beef, food irradiation and high fructose corn syrup in processed foods. Read our alliance letter, and Dr Liam Fox's response here.
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News: New industry strategy sets out new food and farming initiatives

A new Department for Business, Energy & Industrial (BEIS) Strategy published today sets out how government intends to be "building a Britain fit for the future – how we will help businesses create better, higher-paying jobs with investment in the skills, industries and infrastructure of the future." Several sections relate to food production.
Sustain | Monday 27 November 2017

News: New toolkit to help urban farmers get started

Capital Growth and Growing Communities have launched a new guide to growing to sell at the third annual Roots to Work conference, held on 23 November 2017.
Capital Growth | Monday 27 November 2017

News: Canada banning junk food adverts to children

The Canadian Senate has passed a bill which would stop unhealthy food and drink being advertised specifically to children. If it becomes law it would prohibit ‘packaging, advertising and all other forms of promotion directed at children.’
Children's Food Campaign | Sunday 26 November 2017

News: Soft drinks industry say they'll stop selling sugary drinks in schools across Europe

The European soft drinks industry has voluntarily pledged to stop making sugary drinks available to secondary school students in the EU. This would affect 40 million young people in 50,000 secondary schools across 28 countries.
Sugar Smart UK | Sunday 26 November 2017

News: How to get people cooking again

This year’s Christmas debate at the Centre for Food Policy discusses what we need to do to get people cooking again. A panel of experts will explore the importance and the limitations of cooking as the answer to our decline in nutrition and the rise in obesity.
Sustainable Food | Sunday 26 November 2017