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Local health campaigners hand out toothbrushes and tell Labour Conference: ‘Tax the Can and help people to Give Up Loving Pop’
Today, Monday 26 September, Food Active, a Liverpool-based healthy weight campaign, is handing out free toothbrushes to Labour Party Conference delegates and confronting the soft drinks industry's attempts to block a sugary drinks tax. This activity is in response to the British Soft Drinks Association’s sponsorship of a fringe meeting about tackling obesity, and their lobbying at the Conference and to MPs to stop the Government’s proposed Soft Drinks Industry Levy.
robin.ireland@hegroup.org.uk / 07802864414 / 0151 237 2686
malcolm@sustainweb.org.uk / 0773332148 / @childrensfood
changes in our schools, in our communities and throughout our society that would promote healthy
and sustainable food environments. The Children's Food Campaign is supported by over 100 UK-
wide and national organisations, including public health professional bodies, trade unions, school food
experts, children’s charities and environmental groups. We are a campaign of the charity Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming. www.childrensfood.org.uk
(OHA) - a coalition of over 30 organisations committed to share expertise and support Government to tackle the issue of overweight and obesity in the UK. http://obesityhealthalliance.org.uk
3pm-4pm
Albert Suite, Pullman Hotel, Liverpool (NB inside secure zone, passholders only)
http://www.newstatesman.com/2016/08/productive-partnerships-creating-localised-solutions-britain-s-obesity-problem
Exploring how community and local government-based strategies and initiatives can be supported by the soft drinks industry to develop solutions to Britain’s obesity problem.
Speakers:
Luciana Berger MP - Former Shadow Minister for Mental Health
Jessica Studdert - Deputy Director, New Local Government Network
Gavin Partington - Director General, BSDA
Published Monday 26 September 2016
Children's Food Campaign: Better food and food teaching for children in schools, and protection of children from junk food marketing are the aims of Sustain's high-profile Children's Food Campaign. We also want clear food labelling that can be understood by everyone, including children.