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News: Fears of the end of independent meat inspectors despite reassurances from the Food Standards Agency

UNISON argue that we shouldn’t believe the FSA when they say there are no plans to scrap independent meat inspectors.
Sustain | Wednesday 1 November 2017

Blog: Fat Profits, Thin Pickings - Tackling abuse in food supply chains

You may have seen dairy farmers frantically promoting their product over summer with the #proudofdairy hashtag. Since the first picture of a dairy maid on her stool was used to reflect the purity of the pastoral idyll, the industry has worked hard to get you to enjoy #thewhitestuff.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Wednesday 6 September 2017

Page: Does my local authority have planning policies to support a good food environment?

Find out whether your council already has up to date local plans, whether they are preparing any detailed planning documents eg for specific part of the authority’s area or if they are undertaking a review of any of their planning documents.
Planning Food Cities

News: Romania plans law requiring supermarkets to sell 51 per cent local food

The measure is intended to protect Romanian farmers' access to market - but it may fall foul of EU regulation.
Sustain | Friday 24 June 2016

News: Diageo the latest food company to face strikes over pension cuts

Strikes may affect up to 50 Scottish distilleries, as the company that paid its Chief Executive nearly £4m last year is accused of 'Scrooge-like' behaviour towards its workers.
Sustain | Friday 25 November 2016

News: Red Tractor intends to become “flagship of British food and farming”

The assurance scheme says that it will introduce unannounced inspections for members that “require more scrutiny” in a move to strengthen the brand.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Thursday 13 September 2018

News: The people have spoken: nature should be a human right and food companies held accountable

'The People's Plan for Nature' was developed by a representative assembly of participants from across the UK as part of the Save Our Wild Isles project, a partnership between WWF, the RSPB and the National Trust.
Food for the Planet | Thursday 23 March 2023

Reports: How can Local Enterprise Partnerships put better food and farming at the heart of the economic recovery?

This report looks at one of the ways that very large amounts of public money are invested in enterprise, infrastructure and communities across the UK – Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs).
Sustainable Food Places | Tuesday 27 October 2020

Blog: Transforming our farming and food systems – recognising, rewarding, and rethinking

In this guest blog from Sustain observer member, LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming), Jess Corsair, LEAF Technical Coordinator, explores how measuring impact and integrated approaches help to deliver greater sustainability in LEAF farms, here and globally.
Sustainable Farming Campaign | Monday 10 May 2021

News: Junk food purchases drop thanks to London transport advertising policy

New evidence shows advertising restrictions that Sustain helped to write and implement on Transport for London (TfL) network, led to households consuming 1000 calories less a week.
Children's Food Campaign | Thursday 17 February 2022

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