Food & Drink News

The Big Lunch is coming to a town near you!
It’s a one-day get together with your neighbours on Sunday 18th July 2010
Published in Food & Drink on 20/05/2010

Natural Food and Nutrition Conference
Whatever stage you are at with your nutrition, health and lifestyle there is something for everyone, from the complete beginner to the more advanced researcher
Published in Food & Drink on 18/05/2010

FAO and ANH go head to head on Codex
Two scientists on opposing sides of the debate over how the global food supply is being regulated were brought together yesterday to argue and debate their respective positions
Published in Food & Drink on 25/03/2010

New - Raw Food Dinner Parties with Jessica Fenton
This is an unbeatable chance to educate and motivate yourself and your loved ones. It’s also the perfect opportunity to enjoy the company of others who are on the same path as you.
Published in Food & Drink on 25/03/2010

New solutions needed for food and farming
Global food shortages will be an inevitable consequence of climate change and resource depletion unless we make fundamental changes to the way we farm, process, distribute and eat our food
Published in Food & Drink on 15/11/2009

Illegal GM flax seed found in Marks & Spencer bread
Illegal genetically modified 'Triffid' flax seed has been found in bread sold by Marks & Spencer
Published in Food & Drink on 15/11/2009

UK plans for mass medication with folic acid gear up
This is another area of health in which our views are coloured heavily both by our knowledge of the risks and/or benefits, but also our attitudes to freedom of choice
Published in Food & Drink on 15/11/2009

Brits lack confidence to ‘grow your own’
Lack of confidence in their skills could be holding Brits back from taking the plunge towards self sufficiency, with half admitting they have lost the practical skills of their grandparent’s generation
Published in Food & Drink on 17/09/2009

Soil Association response to the Food Standards Agency's Organic Review
We are disappointed in the conclusions the researchers have reached. The review rejected almost all of the existing studies of comparisons between organic and non-organic nutritional differences
Published in Food & Drink on 01/09/2009

Push for planet-friendly feed
The Government has an opportunity to help the UK reduce its reliance on imported soy to feed farm animals. They are reviewing the payments that farmers get for growing alternatives to soy - like peas and beans
Published in Food & Drink on 01/09/2009