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What should be the nutritional standards for prison and hospital food?

A consultation is open on the government buying standards for food and catering services.

Hospital food. Photo credit: Sustain

Published: Friday 31 May 2019

The government wants your views on their proposal to update the government buying standards for food (GBSF) nutrition standards to reflect the latest scientific dietary advice. They are proposing a new policy to ensure healthier food and drink options are available across the public sector.

All central government departments and their agencies must comply with the GBSF, as well as prisons, the armed forces and the NHS. Schools must follow the school food standards legislation but may also choose to use the GBSF too.

The consultation closes on 13 August 2019.

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Former News editor Emma Weatherill has now left Sustain.

Emma Weatherill is an award winning journalist who specialises in food and farming news. Before working as the News Editor for Sustain she spent 10 years as a broadcast journalist at the BBC. She began her career on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour before going on to produce and report for The Food Programme, Farming Today, On Your Farm and other Radio 4 programmes.

In 2011 Emma won a scholarship to study at The Salt Institute in Maine where she was taught radio documentary skills by a This American Life producer. She won the Missouri Review Audio Contest 2012 for a documentary she made whilst in the US. Several of her Radio 4 programmes have been shortlisted for the Guild of Food Writers and the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards.

When not working for Sustain Emma spends her time with her two young children, playing in cardboard box boats and pretending to catch (sustainable) fish.

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