A consultation has been launched, which could see England become the first country in the world to take action across its health service in this way, according to NHS England.
A consultation has been launched by NHS England, which could see measures introduced, such as a ban on sugary drinks or a new fee that would be paid by vendors, to help tackle obesity.
Sue Moffatt, commercial director Welsh Government and director National Procurement Service, said: “It is important that we create sustainable supply chains across all areas of food to ensure that
Now a line-up of the same people is being brought together at The Childhood Obesity Summit at The Royal Society in London on November 3 to look at what happens next - and caterers are being urged t
By 2025, they estimate there will be 91.2m obese children globally, about 5.4% of all 5-18-year-olds. That compares with 76.2m youngsters in 2010, the baseline year used.
The strategy, which has been delayed multiple times and wasn’t expected until the Autumn Statement, provides further details of the planned sugar tax, alongside changes to the School Food Plan and
In 'Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action' a soft drinks industry levy, as previously announced in the March budget, heads the plan and through the revenue raised will invest £10 million a year into
The coalition, which is made up of industry bodies such as The Food & Drink Federation, The British Soft Drinks Association and The Federation of Wholesale Distributors among others, says the t
The sugar tax was introduced by the Chancellor in the March budget and is due to come into force in April 2018.
Greening who was previously international development secretary will head up the new, expanded department which will now also be responsible for higher education and skills, previously handled by t