Department of Health

  • Minister’s viewpoint

    IN THE past year, barely a week has gone by without lively debate over the potential impact that salt, fat, and in particular sugar can have on our bodies.                       … Read More

  • Public Health Minister Guest Editor for Footprint Magazine

    PUBLIC HEALTH Minister, Jane Ellison, is guest editing the November issue of Footprint magazine.                   Featuring an exclusive thought leadership article on the Department of Health’s Responsibility Deal, the special edition will… Read More

  • Not loving it

    LACK OF progress on the government’s high-profile public health partnership with many high-street brands means ministers may need to take a harder line.                   It’s easy to see why the Public Health… Read More

  • Costa care

    THE DEPARTMENT of Health met the government buying standards for 44% of the food it bought last year.                   This doesn’t include hospitals, though they have been encouraged to follow the standards.… Read More

  • At sixes and sevens

    NEW RESEARCH has suggested that five-a-day guideline for fruit and veg consumption should be lifted to seven-a-day. Footprint asked foodservice experts whether it’s achievable and, if so, how. Nicky Martin is head of nutrition at Compass Group UK & Ireland… Read More

  • Interview with Professor Susan Jebb – chair of the Department of Health’s Public Health Responsibility Food Network.

    THE RESPONSIBILITY Deal annual updates were published end of last month. Are we making progress?                     Yes, without doubt. This year’s annual returns include actions and commitments that I do not… Read More

  • Nestlé Professional commits to 2017 Salt Reduction Pledge

    LEADNG FOODSERVICE supplier Nestlé Professional UK&I has announced it has signed up to the F9 Salt Reduction 2017 pledge; the latest Government Responsibility Deal initiative to help consumers further reduce their salt intake which was officially launched in May.  … Read More

  • Nestlé UK & Ireland on track to achieve 250 calories or less commitment

    NESTLÉ UK & Ireland has supported the Government’s Responsibility Deal since its launch in 2011 and is a signatory to all the relevant Food Pledges, including the calorie reduction pledge, which supports their commitment to enable customers to eat and… Read More

  • Lucky number seven

    NEW RESEARCH suggests that recommended guidelines for daily frui and veg intake need to increase from five portions to seven. This could be hard to swallow given current intakes.   When it comes to fruit and veg seven is the… Read More

  • New calorie reduction development tool launched

    THE FOOD Network Team, part of the Department of Health, has produced a Calorie Reduction Pledge Development Tool to support current and future partners to the calorie reduction pledge.                     The… Read More