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Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver says the healthy school dinners campaign has “turned the corner” after new figures showed a rise in the uptake of meals in primary schools. Research from the school food trust and the local Authority Caterers Association showed the number of primary school children eating dinners had risen for the first time since healthier meals were introduced. But secondary schools take up is down 0.5 per cent this year, the survey found. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver says the healthy school dinners campaign has “turned the corner” after new figures showed a rise in the uptake of meals in primary schools. Research from the school food trust and the local Authority Caterers Association showed the number of primary school children eating dinners had risen for the first time since healthier meals were introduced. But secondary schools take up is down 0.5 per cent this year, the survey found.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel - July 10th 2008



Some Britons are becoming “tuck-shop tourists” by taking their own food abroad to avoid upset stomachs, it was revealed today. As many as 18 per cent of families take such items as soup and cereal away with them to avoid eating foreign food, a survey by Halifax Travel Insurance found. Spain was the country where most Britons fell ill.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel - July 16th 2008



Leading supermarkets are making little progress in increasing their recyclable packaging, a report out today said. Up to 38 per cent of packaging cannot be recycled, down 2 per cent from the first report in October last year, the Local Government Association (LGA) warned. Marks & Spencer and Lidl used the lowest percentage of packaging which could be recycled at 62%. M&S took the same title last year. And Lidl was again the worst offender when it came to the total volume of packaging used, with a basket of groceries usig 813g, up from 799.5g last year. The local market used the least weighty packaging (617g) and the highest amount that could be recycled at 76 per cent.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel - May 29th 2008



Chef Gordon Ramsay has called for legislation to ban restaurants from selling fruit and vegetables which are out of season. Ramsay said he wanted to see home-grown produce on menus not asparagus in December or Kenyan strawberries in March. “When we haven’t got it take it off the menu,” he said.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel - May 9th 2008



UK households are throwing out £10 billion of edible food every year, a study revealed today. The average household throws out one third of all food bought, wasting £420 each year or £610 for those with children, the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) said. The figure is £2 billion higher than previously estimated, the report said. The Government described the figures as “staggering” and “shocking”.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel - May 8th 2008



A restaurant that features marmite on its menu has been awarded one of the highest honours in the culinary world. The British run L’Hotel in Paris has been given a Michelin star for its restaurant, Le’ Restaurant at L’Hotel, making it the only British-run restaurant in Paris to hold the prestigious award.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel – 7th March 2008



Jamie Oliver has beaten his culinary competition to be named the most iconic British chef of all time. The 32-year old TV chef and scourge of the Turkey Twizzler is now a bigger name than chefs of the past as well as his contemporary rivals. Delia Smith, aged 66, ranks second in the new poll.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel April 14th 2008



The art of boiling an egg still eludes many young adults, according to a poll today. People in the 18-24 age range are least likely to know how long to soft-boil an egg. Only half (51%) of young adults correctly said cooking took 3 minutes while 15% simply did not know, a survey to mark Farmhouse Breakfast Week found. One in 20 respondents aged 18-24 thought an egg took 10minutes to soft boil. Overall, 65% of the 1,950 adults questioned got the cooking time right. British chef Brian Turner said the survey showed “how far people have lost touch” with Britain’s food heritage
Food and Drink	The Sentinel – January 15th 2008



The Governments policy on 24-hour alcohol licensing has been a mistake, says a new academic report. The Nuffield Council on Bioethics says tax on alcohol should be raised, and the legal hours for selling alcohol made shorter. Its report points out research showing that binge drinking can be reduced when the availability of alcohol is restricted. In the year that 24-hour drinking rules began to operate, there were 16% more admissions, leading some to blame the extended licensing hours for the increase.
Food and Drink	Evangelical Times - January 2008.



The Office for National Statistics updated the way it assesses drinking for the first time since 1978. When applied retrospectively to 2005 data, the new method boosted drinking rates from 10.8 units to an average 14.3 units of alcohol per person per week.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel – 22nd January 2008



Genetically modified crops will be the only sustainable way of solving Britain’s dietary shortcomings scientists claim. Barely one in four British adults consumes close to the recommended quantities of critical omega-3 fatty acids found chiefly in oily fish. Genetic engineering is the sole practical means of getting more of them into the food chain without damaging fragile fish stocks, researchers said. Two long-chain omega-3 acids, EPA and DHA, are known to play important roles in health, protecting against heart disease, diabetes and hypertension and promoting the growth of brain cells in the young.
Food and Drink	THE TIMES - November 2007



A group of MPs have called for a ban on happy hour drink promotions. Supermarkets should be also be prevented by law from selling alcohol at a loss to encourage people into their stores, they said. Citing research that showed the real price of alcohol has fallen dramatically, the Home Affairs Select Committee urged ministers to clamp down in irresponsible bars and pubs. They found the whole focus of police resources was in targeting booze-fuelled and football violence, meaning officers were hitting their targets but missing the point.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel - 10th November 2008



Mayonnaise is firmly ahead of salad cream as the nation’s top choice of dressing. Sales have risen 10 per cent since 2004 to hit £97 million this year, according to analysts Mintel. By contrast, sales of salad cream have remained static at £49 million annually for the past three years.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel - October 5th, 2007



Politicians will consider a plan today to lock pupils in at lunchtime to stop them spending money on junk meals outside. TV chef Jamie Oliver has thrown his weight behind the scheme after education bosses in Denbighshire, Wales became annoyed that youngsters could not stomach the healthy menus introduced last year. School dinner crusader Oliver, aged 32 said he supported the move. “Kids should be kept on he school premises at lunchtime. It’s also important that the school food is tasty, that the dinner ladies are being supported, that the dining room is good and not too crowded and that the kids have enough time to get their food and eat it.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel - 6th September 2007



Shoppers are being misled about the salt content of some processed foods, a report out today suggests. Manufacturers may be reducing the serving sizes stated on labels to make salt content seem as low as possible, a study by 60 local councils has found. One pack of chicken nuggets gave the serving size as 15g – the equivalent of just one nugget. Slices of bread – described as one serving on the pack – range from 20g to 50g across different products. Unclear labelling risks misleading shoppers about salt content, according to the Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (Lacors) which coordinated the study.
Food and Drink	The Sentinel - 23rd August 2007

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