THE WAY in which the Food Standards Agency (FSA) responded to the horse meat scandal will be assessed as part of an independent review. Whilst the agency’s investigations continue, the initial response to the incident, which involved the adulteration of beef products, [...]
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AS NEW YORK bans giant servings amid growing pressure to confront obesity, Footprint asks if the UK’s soft drinks face hard regulation. Last month Coca-Cola unveiled a new advert, but it’s not just any advert. Instead of relating its drinks to happiness the [...]
THE GOVERNMENT says that more companies in the catering and take-away sectors must commit to cutting salt from their meals. Launching a new drive to cut salt consumption by 25%, public health minister Anna Soubry said the voluntary approach is working, but she wanted [...]
THE BRITISH Retail Consortium has launched a consultation to seek views on what the new front of pack nutritional labelling system for food should look like. In October 2012, all four UK administrations made a joint announcement on the recommended approach to front of [...]
A BRAND NEW campaign exposing the hidden nasties in everyday foods and helping people become food smart has been launched by the Department of Health. The campaign, which comes on the back of new research showing that UK consumers still have limited knowledge about [...]
PHIL HOOPER, Corporate Affairs Director of Sodexo UK & Ireland comments exclusively to FoodserviceFootprint.com on the importance of a commitment to salt reduction. Reducing the amount of salt in diets is a key step towards a healthier lifestyle. As part of our [...]
THE DEPARTMENT of Health has announced eight principles to encourage the improvement of hospital food. The list includes the adoption of Government Buying Standards as standard wherever possible. Hospitals should also regularly evaluate their food service and act on feedback from patients. Healthy diets [...]
POLITICIANS FEAR the idea. Environmentalists love it. Consumers dont understand it. And businesses are beginning to trial it. David Burrows investigates the controversial concept of sustainable diets. Obesity and diet-related illness are on the increase. Fewer young people are being taught how to [...]
THREE NEW salt pledges, specifically focused on the catering sector, have been announced by the Department of Health (DH). The pledges, which are part of the Governments much-hyped Responsibility Deal on health, will encourage more companies to make their commitment to improving public health through salt [...]
The political print: The blame game
By footprint on April 2, 2013
Published in: Comment, News Analysis and tagged City University, DEFRA, Department of Health, Food Standards Agency, FSA, Horse meat, Nick Hughes, The Political Print.
NO SOONER had the horse meat scandal erupted than the blame game began. ’Twas ever thus. Every scandal needs a villain and there’s no more convenient villain than one that is unidentifiable. And so retailers, the UK government and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) were united [...]