
Food Active
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Advocating for action to promote healthier weight & reduce health inequalities. Please note this account is no longer active.
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Great news! Primary schools can now apply to be 'early adopters' of new school breakfast club offer. #breakfastclub #healthyfood Magic Breakfast sustainweb.org/news/nov24-sch…

Our campaign coordinator Kate Howard, discusses the implications & opportunities for food industry change following the Autumn Budget in Food Active latest blog! ⬇️ foodactive.org.uk/guest-blog-mom… #RecipeforChange




The Healthy Weight Declaration Special Edition Bulletin is now live! 📰 Featuring updates from BwD Public Health, Barnsley Council, Warrington Borough Council & Derby City Council, with foreword from Robin Ireland ✍️ Take a look here 👉 mailchi.mp/c92662b4eeb1/g… Join our mailing list here 👉 foodactive.org.uk/bulletin/


In October 2025 the UK will finally introduce restrictions on unhealthy food and drink advertising. Restricting advertisements is an essential step towards a healthier food environment, writes Kat Jenner 🍽 Account Inactive of Obesity Health Alliance - Account Inactive bmj.com/content/387/bm…

Surely after being caught red-handed flouting rules to protect children from unhealthy food advertising, England and Wales Cricket Board should be *re* considering it's partnership with KP Snacks for The Hundred? Robin Ireland

Today, we hugely welcome the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov's revised National Planning Policy Framework, which sets out the Government’s plans to protect children’s health by preventing new hot food takeaways from targeting children where they learn and play 1)

📨Our December #newsletter is out now!📨 ICYMI: 🔊Podcast from Food Active about Queen of Greens 🍎Uptake of NHS Healthy Start Scheme Information 💚Updates from Feeding Britain 💸Funding Opportunities ❄️Christmas and Winter Information Read it here 👉mailchi.mp/feedingliverpo…


Yesterday the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov published the revised National Planning Policy Framework, which sets out government's planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied. Read our Programme Lead's response here ⬇️


🙌 Great to hear the government announcing plans for a food strategy! Our latest podcast featuring Hannah Brinsden has everything you need to know. 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/41sVall #foodstrategy #FoodSystems

470,000 children who are eligible for Free School Meals in England are missing out! The Food Foundation FixOurFood & Bremner & Co have co-ordinated a letter to Govt calling for those who meet the criteria to be automatically enrolled Read here 👉 foodfoundation.org.uk/press-release/…




📢 15 leading environmental and health organisations call on UK Ministers to take active steps to reduce the UK’s sugar supply, to support dietary and environmental health. Sustain Action on Salt and Sugar PAN UK Slow Food Health Equalities Group British Dragonfly Society Butterfly Conservation 🦋


📢 80+ campaigners are calling for urgent improvements to the NHS Healthy Start Scheme scheme. It's meant to prevent #foodinsecurity and malnutrition amongst pregnant women and young children but too many families in #poverty are missing out. Read more: bit.ly/3WjaX2H


Pleased to support this important letter calling on much-needed & overdue improvements to the #HealthyStart scheme, alongside +80 campaign groups and coordinated by the The Food Foundation. Read more here👇 foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/mo…