THE INTRODUCTION of a ban on large sugary drinks in New York has stalled with a judge having declared it “arbitrary and capricious”. Meanwhile, the UK is facing a similar public health u-turn with the government stumbling in its bid to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol. The [...]
THE COALITION has reached the halfway stage of its term in office, and the promise to be “the greenest government ever” is proving a heavy burden to carry. In the government’s recent mid-term review document, the first acknowledgement of the pledge is conveniently tucked away [...]
HAVE YOU ever been to a Tesco café? The coffee might as well be instant, the food all tastes of beige and don’t even consider using the toilets. Morrisons isn’t much better. TripAdvisor had a review recently for Morrisons café in Wisbech which about sums it up: “Prices acceptable and food and drink OK. Certainly [...]
FEARS OF overfishing may put mackerel’s comeback on hold as customers face a tough choice between eating healthily and sustainably. What a difference two years make. This time in 2011, mackerel was riding on the crest of a wave – in plentiful supply, promoted as [...]
UNILEVER, NESTLÉ UK&I and 3663 are setting an example for caterers facing the tricky task of sending less waste to landfill, writes David Burrows. Dealing with waste in a sector like foodservice isn’t easy – the lines of responsibility are easily blurred. [...]
A GROUNDBREAKING study reveals the huge amounts of energy wasted by contract caterers but there are massive savings to be made by companies willing to invest. It’s seven o’clock in the morning and staff are preparing the kitchens for the hungry breakfast crowd. The grill goes [...]
ENERGY OPTIMISATION – Strong currents Here’s something you might not know: the declared electricity supply in the UK is 230 volts with a tolerance of ±10%. Yet the voltage supplied to you will typically be around 245V. Most appliances will work more [...]
Note: The Food Standards Agency statement for caterers is available here. ARAMARK statement: “We can’t speak for the catering industry and weren’t present at today’s meeting. From our standpoint, all ARAMARK-authorised suppliers of products containing meat and processed meat have confirmed to us that [...]
POLITICS AND food go together like bread and butter. Study any conflict from the past millennium and you’ll find food at its heart: rising food prices were the chief catalyst for the French and Russian revolutions; canning was invented during the Napoleonic wars to feed travelling armies, while scurvy killed more British sailors during the [...]
Expert analysis on mackerel by Paul Cox
By footprint on February 25, 2013
Published in: Comment, News Analysis and tagged Good to Eat list, Mackerel, Mackerel Quotas, MSC, National Marin Aquarium, Paul Cox.
IN RECENT years, mackerel has been celebrated by chefs and conservationists as healthy, cheap, sustainable and locally caught – the way out of our addiction to cod. We took to it with gusto and before we know it the species has been downgraded from the Marine Conservation Society’s “Good to Eat” list. [...]