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News: London initiative to tackle sugar and unhealthy food announced today

Announced today at City Hall, the Local Government Declaration on Sugar Reduction and Healthier Food is a new initiative promoted by Sustain to help London local authorities tackle the proliferation and marketing of unhealthy food and drinks.
London Food Link | Monday 14 November 2016

News: Times Health Commission backs expansion of levies on unhealthy food

The final report from the year long Times Health Commission has backed many of the recommendations to reduce the dominance of unhealthy food and protect future health, including expansion of taxes on sugar and salt. Children's Food Campaign responds.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 6 February 2024

Events: SEWN Together – a localised food growing gathering in West London

West Londoners, join us for the third of our four regional food growing gatherings at Horsenden Hill and Farm bringing together local community garden members, food growing networks and West London Council folk.
Capital Growth | Tuesday 30 January 2024

News: Children's Food Campaign slams Burger King's 'Indy' cash-in

Children's food campaigners have written to Burger King, attacking the chain's decision to market junk food to children using the new Indiana Jones film. The promotion comes just months after they signed a pledge to cease all advertising to children on TV, in print or through the internet.
Children's Food Campaign | Wednesday 28 May 2008

News: Get behind the Mayor’s proposal to ban junk food adverts on Transport for London

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is consulting on the possibility of a complete ban on advertising of junk food and sugary drinks across the Transport for London network, to help combat child obesity, responding to campaigning on junk food marketing from Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Sustain and our alliance of organisations. We applaud this bold ambition, as part of the launch of a public consultation on the draft London Food Strategy. Show your support for the Mayor’s proposal?
London Food Link | Wednesday 16 May 2018

News: Report on Rootz into Food Growing project calls for further movement building

The new report reflects on the outcomes of Rootz into Food Growing collaboration, which set out to understand and reduce barriers to entry into social enterprise food growing. It calls for new spaces for BPOC growers to come together and a Black-led accredited training programme for growers.
Capital Growth | Monday 4 December 2023

News: Our response to new rules restricting junk food marketing on children's media

Children's Food Campaign responds to the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP)'s publication of new rules restricting the placement of junk food marketing to children in non-broadcast children's media.
Children's Food Campaign | Thursday 8 December 2016

News: High Court rules against Kellogg's in junk food marketing case

The Children’s Food Campaign today welcomes the High Court ruling (by Mr Justice Linden) in comprehensively dismissing all grounds for Kellogg’s judicial review case against the Government’s new regulations on limiting HFSS food and drink promotions.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 4 July 2022

News: Food campaigners welcome Education Bill's death-knell for 'Turkey Twizzlers'.

Campaigners for better children's food welcomed the Education Bill published today. The Bill will mean that there are tough rules on the standard of school meals, as well as other food sold in schools. This sounds the death-knell for 'Turkey Twizzlers' and other junk foods in schools.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 28 February 2006

Reports: Policy Brief: The power of Local Authorities to tackle food and farming emissions

Local councils have significant power to help achieve Net Zero. However, food and farming is missing from nearly two thirds of council climate and biodiversity strategies despite making up a third of UK GHG emissions. This briefing summarises new research from Sustain into how UK local authorities are tackling emissions from the food system.
Food for the Planet | Wednesday 23 November 2022