Part 2 of the National Food Strategy has been published today, calling for a radical overhaul of the food system to improve the nation’s health,...
Today the Department for Health and Social Care and the Government have confirmed plans to further restrict the marketing of less healthy food and drink...
Today, marking this year's World Obesity Day, the Government have announced new specialised support to help those living with obesity to lose weight through £100...
To mark this year’s annual World Obesity Day (4th March), Food Active are launching a new resource to help local councils and beyond to address...
Today we launched our new 8-Point Policy Call at the #FACONF - a set of ambitious policies that focus specifically on healthy weight and inequalities...
In our latest guest blog, we hear from Dr Charlotte Hardman, Senior Lecturer of Psychology at University of Liverpool, to highlight the complicated relationship between...
Last week, the National Audit Office (NAO - the UK’s independent spending watchdog) published a new report examines the effectiveness of the government’s approach to...
On Monday 27th July, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a raft of measures to “get the nation fit and healthy, protect themselves against COVID-19...
The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated how important health and wellbeing is to us all, thereby driving conversations at a national level on how we can...
On Wednesday 22nd July, a group of eight North West Directors of Public Health have written to the Prime Minister, co-ordinated by Food Active, to...
According a report in The Times (published 14.5.20, paid for article), it is claimed that the Prime Minister of the UK Boris Johnson has changed...
Today Food Active has submitted a response welcoming the Government's proposed changes to the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services. The consultation is part...
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