3rd Jul 2008 - 00:00
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The Food Standard Agency Wales (FSA) has been working with local authorities, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and the National Public Health Services, to develop an all-Wales Healthy Options Award.
The award recognises and encourages catering premises to provide healthier options to customers. It also awards companies on provision of healthy options for children, and rewards staff training and promotion marketing of these healthier options.
Catering premises in possession of a food hygiene award are eligible to be assessed for a Healthy Options Award.
Currently more than half the adult population in Wales is classified as being overweight or obese, and almost one in five 13 year olds.
The National Statistics Family Food Survey in 2006 found that just over a third of all money spent on food and drink in Wales was on that consumed outside the home (excluding alcohol).
People in Wales also eat more meat products than England, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
For more information visit www.food.gov.uk