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Food Active

@food_active

Advocating for action to promote healthier weight & reduce health inequalities. Please note this account is no longer active.

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Children's Food Campaign (no longer posting here) (@childrensfood) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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…

Children's Food Campaign (no longer posting here) (@childrensfood) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

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.@BiteBack’s new report uncovers how fast food chains have expanded over the past 10 years in our communities — flooding our high streets & popping up by school gates. Young people like Mia feel surrounded, and they deserve better! Read the summary here: bb2030.co/15qn

.@BiteBack’s new report uncovers how fast food chains have expanded over the past 10 years in our communities — flooding our high streets & popping up by school gates.

Young people like Mia feel surrounded, and they deserve better! Read the summary here: bb2030.co/15qn
Obesity Health Alliance - Account Inactive (@oha_updates) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Can you advertise porridge oats on TV?  🥣 Yes – if it’s not high in salt, fat, or sugar. Sound reasonable? Check out this handy chart to see which foods and drinks can STILL be advertised under new restrictions starting October 2025

Can you advertise porridge oats on TV? 

🥣 Yes – if it’s not high in salt, fat, or sugar.

Sound reasonable?

Check out this handy chart to see which foods and drinks can STILL be advertised under new restrictions starting October 2025
Children's Food Campaign (no longer posting here) (@childrensfood) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is going to be a brilliant 30 minutes! Join us on Tues 17 Dec at 11am - when Sustain CEO Kath Dalmeny joins The Food Foundation Exec Director Anna Taylor to look back on key food policy developments in 2024 foodfoundation.org.uk/event/quick-bi…

This is going to be a brilliant 30 minutes! 

Join us on Tues 17 Dec at 11am - when <a href="/UKSustain/">Sustain</a> CEO Kath Dalmeny joins <a href="/Food_Foundation/">The Food Foundation</a> Exec Director Anna Taylor to look back on key food policy developments in 2024 
foodfoundation.org.uk/event/quick-bi…
Food Active (@food_active) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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/

The Healthy Weight Declaration Special Edition Bulletin is now live! đź“°

Featuring updates from <a href="/BwDPH/">BwD Public Health</a>, <a href="/BarnsleyCouncil/">Barnsley Council</a>, <a href="/WarringtonBC/">Warrington Borough Council</a> &amp; <a href="/DerbyCC/">Derby City Council</a>, with foreword from <a href="/robinHEG/">Robin Ireland</a> ✍️

Take a look here 👉 mailchi.mp/c92662b4eeb1/g…

Join our mailing list here 👉 foodactive.org.uk/bulletin/
The BMJ (@bmj_latest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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…

Food Active (@food_active) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

Obesity Health Alliance - Account Inactive (@oha_updates) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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)

Feeding Liverpool (@feedinglpool) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📨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…

📨Our December #newsletter is out now!📨

ICYMI: 
🔊Podcast from <a href="/food_active/">Food Active</a> about <a href="/QueenGreensBus/">Queen of Greens</a> 
🍎Uptake of <a href="/NHSHealthyStart/">NHS Healthy Start Scheme</a> Information 
đź’šUpdates from <a href="/Feeding_Britain/">Feeding Britain</a> 
đź’¸Funding Opportunities 
❄️Christmas and Winter Information

Read it here 👉mailchi.mp/feedingliverpo…
Food Active (@food_active) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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 ⬇️

Yesterday the <a href="/mhclg/">Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov</a> 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 ⬇️
The Food Foundation (@food_foundation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🙌 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

House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee (@hlfoodobesity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In our recent report we called on the Government to fix our broken food system. This followed an in-depth inquiry where we heard from a range of stakeholders. In our new podcast, we unpack the evidence with Committee chair, Baroness Walmsley. 🎧 Listen parliament.uk/business/lords…

In our recent report we called on the Government to fix our broken food system. This followed an in-depth inquiry where we heard from a range of stakeholders.

In our new podcast, we unpack the evidence with Committee chair, Baroness Walmsley.

🎧 Listen parliament.uk/business/lords…
Food Active (@food_active) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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/…

470,000 children who are eligible for Free School Meals in England are missing out! 

<a href="/Food_Foundation/">The Food Foundation</a>  <a href="/FixOurFoodteam/">FixOurFood</a> &amp; Bremner &amp; 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/…
Food Active (@food_active) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our December bulletin is now live!🎄 🆕 Regulations to ban less healthy food & drink TV adverts 🎅 Lidl's Freeway Christmas Cola tour ✍ Guest blog: Improving food security for young people in Newham A round up of the latest news & more! Read here 👉mailchi.mp/91aace2f2e93/g…

Our December bulletin is now live!🎄

🆕 Regulations to ban less healthy food &amp; drink TV adverts
🎅 Lidl's Freeway Christmas Cola tour
✍ Guest blog: Improving food security for young people in Newham

A round up of the latest news &amp; more!

Read here 👉mailchi.mp/91aace2f2e93/g…
Food Active (@food_active) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📝We’ve signed a joint letter with 14 other health, environment & wildlife orgs, urging the UK gov't to urgently reduce the oversupply of sugar, which is nearly 3x the amount needed for the population's daily intake. Read the letter here👉buff.ly/3DnPrDu @feedbackorg

📝We’ve signed a joint letter with 14 other health, environment &amp; wildlife orgs, urging the UK gov't to urgently reduce the oversupply of sugar, which is nearly 3x the amount needed for the population's daily intake. 
Read the letter here👉buff.ly/3DnPrDu 
@feedbackorg
The Food Foundation (@food_foundation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 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

📢  80+ campaigners are calling for urgent improvements to the <a href="/NHSHealthyStart/">NHS Healthy Start Scheme</a> 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
Food Active (@food_active) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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…