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News: ITV investigation into junk food at high street checkouts

An ITV Tonight investigation has found non-food retailers continue to promote sweets and chocolates at their checkouts. The findings - which back up Children's Food Campaign's repeated complaints about the practice - were featured as part of a documentary on the Government's forthcoming childhood obesity strategy, aired on ITV on 25 February.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 14 March 2016

News: Boots to kick the junk off its checkouts

The high street retailer and pharmacy chain Boots has promised to remove sweets and chocolates from its tills by mid-April. This is a significant victory for the Children's Food Campaign's junk free checkouts campaign, as Boots is the first major non-food company to make this move. The announcement comes after the issue was highlighted on a recent ITV Tonight documentary.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 14 March 2016

News: Contribute to a People's Food Policy

Food Sovereignty UK is coordinating work on a People's Food Policy for the UK, and is calling on food groups and activists to hold workshops before 1st March, then feed back suggestions.
Sustain | Friday 11 March 2016

News: First Steps Nutrition Trust celebrates fifth anniversary

A one-day conference in London will mark the birthday of the charity that supports pre-conception and children's nutrition
Sustain | Friday 11 March 2016

News: Research Collaboration warns of 'momentous significance' of Brexit decision

A decision to leave the EU would have negative impacts on food prices and the food sector workforce, according to the latest Briefing Paper from the Food Research Collaboration
Sustain | Friday 11 March 2016

News: Defra plans to support UK wine growers

The Government will support British vineyards by releasing soil and water data to help identify new sites for cultivation.
Sustain | Friday 11 March 2016

News: Progress slow towards deforestation-free palm oil supply chains

Despite having policies to safeguard forests, most food companies ranked by Greenpeace did not know whether their supply chains involved deforestation
Sustain | Friday 11 March 2016

News: EU defers decision on re-approval of glyphosate

Despite two days of deliberation, the EU is unable to agree to renew the licence of the controversial weed killer
Sustain | Friday 11 March 2016

News: Climate change could lead to 500,000 diet-related deaths by 2050

Climate change is likely to mean less food availability, especially fruit and vegetables, reducing obesity in the developed world but leading to half a million extra deaths globally by 2050, according to a study reported in The Lancet.
Sustain | Friday 11 March 2016

News: March 22 is World Water Day

This year's annual celebration focuses on the people who bring us safe water -- or protect us from excess water
Sustain | Friday 11 March 2016