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MP report says children should be taught cooking and gardening to fight obesity
A report from the Environmental Audit Committee at Westminster also recommends stricter limits on junk food advertising, including online where youngsters are targeted by unhealthy brands.
Minister welcomes healthy eating labelling consultation
UK health ministers want to see all food manufacturers and retailers use consistent messages on the front of packaging, to show how much fat, salt, sugar and energy is in their products. Around 80% of food products sold in the UK display some form of front-of-pack labelling. However, different ways of labelling are used by different retailers and manufacturers, which can be confusing for consumers.
What kids really think of school dinners
Thanks to high profile campaigns to improve school dinners, turkey twizzlers are off the menu for good. Cathy Owen went along to one Cardiff school to find out how things have changed and what the plans for the future …
Financial support for Caerphilly Food Festival
ORGANISERS of a food festival, which will coincide with the Olympic Torch Relay has been given a financial boost with £10000 from the Welsh Government. Caerphilly County Borough Council has been awarded the money from the Welsh Government Food Festival …
Chepstow regulars eat their fill in pie-eating contest
Yesterday, the answer could have been found at the Coach and Horses pub on Welsh Street, Chepstow, which held its first pie-eating competition in aid of children’s hospice Ty Hafan.
Gorseinon Food Festival pulls in lots of patrons
Crowds of people from across South West Wales joined in the event on Saturday tucking into the wares of more than 100 local food producers. Food writer and presenter Simon Wright who staged a cookery demonstration of his favourite Welsh dishes said: …
More than 400 food outlets rated ‘sub-standard’ across North Wales
THE food hygiene rating scheme was launched last year by the Food Standards Agency. It rates the hygiene standards at every establishment which serves food on a scale from zero to five. Any outlet rated one or zero is …
Cardiff’s food charter sets example for rest of Wales
A charter has been launched in Cardiff to promote a diverse and sustainable food culture in the city and to get more people buying local Welsh produce. The Cardiff Food Charter aims to provide a framework for access to …
Food festival marks Jubilee
The foodie festival will take place on Saturday in the Gorseinon Centre, in Millers Drive, and will have more than 100 food and craft stalls from local producers, charities and community groups. Guests will be treated to a taste of a giant …
Gorseinon Food Festival 28th April 2012
Festival brings some flavour. There will, of course, be a local flavour to lots of the goods on offer, though some have been given a twist — look out for Sian Day's Baileys Welsh cakes. Sian holds the monthly food market at the G…
