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Statement on Government response to House of Lords report

British Nutrition Foundation statement on the response of the UK government to the House of Lords food system report.

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Snack-tember registration open!

Empowering schools to help children and young people have healthier snacks this coming Snack-tember

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Food - a fact of life conference recognises young people’s achievements

We’re delighted to be presenting the Drummond Education Awards to pupils who have excelled in food related subjects. It’s vital that young people are educated about food and nutrition and are inspired to work in the fantastic world of food.

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Get Portion-Wise!

The British Nutrition Foundation is helping parents to Get Portion Wise and check the portion sizes they are eating and serving to their children

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New National Food Strategy

We welcome the announcement from the Secretary of State for Rural Affairs, Steve Reed that the Government will develop of a new national food strategy in 2025

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British Nutrition Foundation response to BMJ article

The British Nutrition Foundation responds to the recent BMJ article: Food industry has infiltrated UK children’s education: stealth marketing exposed.

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Flour to be fortified with folic acid

The British Nutrition Foundation responds to the news that flour in the UK is to be fortified with folic acid, from 2026.

Raising the Pulse: Small beans, big opportunities

To shift our dietary choices to include more pulses, the British Nutrition Foundation is thrilled to be working with the University of Reading on ‘Raising the Pulse’, a project designed to increase consumption of beans and pulses for health and sustainability reasons.

British Nutrition Foundation response to House of Lords report

The House of Lords Select Committee on Food, Diet and Obesity yesterday published its report Recipe for health: a plan to fix our broken food system.

The report calls on the Government to develop a comprehensive, integrated, long-term strategy to fix our food system, underpinned by a new legislative framework.

Prof Alex Johnstone to join Advisory Committee

The British Nutrition Foundation is delighted to announce that Alex Johnstone, Professor in Human Nutrition, Theme Lead for Nutrition, Obesity and Disease at the Rowett Institute, is to join their Advisory Committee.

The British Nutrition Foundation welcomes the Children's Wellbeing Bill

Bill announced in the King's Speech today.

Price of food a key barrier to providing healthy diets for children

A new survey, commissioned for Healthy Eating Week (10 -14 June 2024) by the British Nutrition Foundation and conducted by YouGov found that the price of healthier foods is the main factor holding parents back from feeding their children a healthy diet.

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Position statement on the concept of ultra-processed foods (UPF)

Our position statements set out our views on important areas in food and nutrition and provide guidance to researchers, regulatory agencies, policy makers, health professionals, the food industry and media.

New recommendations for better breakfasts

The British Nutrition Foundation have published new recommendations for policy makers, schools and others on better breakfast provision for school-aged children.

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Future A-level roundtable discussion

In February 2024, a roundtable was convened by the British Nutrition Foundation and the Food Teachers Centre, to discuss the current status and possible future of post-16 qualifications related to food education in England. 

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