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News: Health Committee Report: voluntary controls on food marketing doomed to fail

While Sustain warmly welcomes the measures that will have a positive effect on children's diets, the Health Select Committee's Inquiry into Obesity recommendations, published today, will do nothing to prevent the marketing of unhealthy foods to children. Over the three year period of delay recommended by the Committee, more than one hundred thousand children may become obese.
Children's Food Campaign | Thursday 27 May 2004

News: Children's Food Bill EDM increases pressure on public health White Paper consultation..

An Early Day Motion (EDM) in support of Sustain's Children Food Bill, tabled by Debra Shipley MP, already has support from 57 cross-party MPs. The EDM acknowledges the strength of the Children's Food Bill in improving children's diets and future health and sends a powerful message to the Department of Health, whose public health consultation ends this week.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 25 May 2004

News: Children's Food Bill to ban junk food ads launched in Parliament

In response to the growing crisis in children's diet-related health, a Children's Food Bill, developed by Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming and supported by 114 national organisations, will be presented to Parliament by Debra Shipley MP.
Children's Food Campaign | Friday 14 May 2004

News: London's diverse dough to be consigned to the bread bin

Arriving hot on the heels of National Sandwich Week a new report, Bread Street: the British baking bloomer, identifies the threat to London's food diversity posed by that symbol of standardisation: sliced bread. Despite the huge diversity celebrated in Bread Street, approximately 80% of the bread sold in the UK today is sliced, wrapped, and made from the industrial Chorleywood Bread Process. Just two companies provide more than half the bread we consume.
London Food Link | Wednesday 12 May 2004

News: Sustain response to 'FSA review of UK work on food and low income issues'

FSA review of UK work on food and low income issues. Response by the Food Poverty Project of Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming
Sustain | Wednesday 5 May 2004

Reports: Briefing: Public Procurement of Sustainable Food - review of activity 2002 to 2004

This briefing paper - reviewing activities to improve public sector food between 2002 and 2004 - is one of several on themes relating to Sustainable Food Chains. It formed part of an initiative started by Sustain in 2002, to promote local and sustainable food, including opportunities in public sector catering.
Good Food on the Public Plate | Friday 30 April 2004

News: Lord Whitty visits the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust

On the 9th February Food and Farming Minister Lord Whitty visited the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust to learn about how local and organic food will be available in the hospital via the 'Hospital Food Project'.
Good Food on the Public Plate | Thursday 29 April 2004

News: MEPs call on EU to protect kids from junk food (Green Party press release)

JUNK food advertising aimed at children should be outlawed by the EU to tackle spiraling levels of childhood obesity and food poverty, Green Party Euro-MP Caroline Lucas said today.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 20 April 2004

News: House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Sub-Committee inquiry into food information.

Evidence from Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming (19 April 2004)
Sustain | Monday 19 April 2004

News: Evidence from Sustain for the House of Commons inquiry into food information

House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Sub-Committee inquiry into food information
Sustain | Monday 19 April 2004