Education
British Turkey Awards 2013 - now open for entries
The 17th edition of the annual awards for the best British turkey products comprises 12 carefully selected categories – including retail and foodservice sectors.
LACA hosts International School Meals Day seminar
The aim of the Day was to increase awareness of the need for children globally to be served at least one healthy meal a day.
Cost Sector Catering Awards 2013 – shortlist announced
This year, for the first time, up to five nominees have been named on the shortlist where categories have been very heavily supported.
Number of UK people diagnosed with diabetes reaches 3m
The figure represents an increase of 132,000 people diagnosed with diabetes over the last year. A further 850,000 people are thought to have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes.
FSA update on EU meat sampling programme
The European Commission (EC) has asked member states to put Official Control Plans in place that allow sampling and testing for presence of horse DNA in foods marketed or labelled as containing bee
Knorr offers chefs bouillon in exchange for kitchen memories
Charlotta Oldham, category manager for Knorr Bouillon, said: “We want to know your first memory of being in the kitchen - nothing else.
School, hospital and prison catering buyers ‘blamed’ for cheap food culture
Referring to the developing horsemeat scandal, Malcolm Walker told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on television yesterday: “Supermarkets shouldn’t be blamed.
Doctors unite to deliver 'prescription' for UK Obesity epidemic
Called ‘Measuring Up: The Medical Profession's Prescription for the Nation's Obesity Crisis’, the report follows a six-month inquiry by a steering group comprising representatives from 20 of the Ro
LACA rejects horsemeat claim by shadow minister Mary Creagh
Below is the full text of her letter to the Labour MP for Wakefield: