Children and Nutrition: 14 to 16+ Years Old
How basic knowledge develops into practical application over the ages of 14-16.
Archive for September, 2009
Children and Nutrition: 7 to 12 Years Old
There is more to food safety than food hygiene requirements; ignorance about the importance of diet and physical activity is far more dangerous on a large scale than inadequate drainage. In the next two posts I will outline the food competence requirements for young people, in the hope that parents will be able to help [...]
Food Hygiene Inspection Fraud!
A recent report has revealed a corrupt plan to make money out of modern food hygiene and food safety requirements. Fraudsters are visiting food businesses, where they claim to be from the Food Standards Agency and carry out “food hygiene inspections” before charging the business operator fixed penalty fees for supposed breaches in hygiene! The [...]
The Colour of Hyperactivity
Ever since the infamous Blue Smarties, parents have been wary of the amount and type of food colouring in food – fearing the effect it could have on their children. Although at the time it sounded like media-fuelled nonsense, Southampton University has recently discovered that there are six colours that can actually be associated with [...]
Food Contact Materials
Food contact materials are substances that come into contact with food; including “active” and “intelligent” materials. Active food contact materials are those that are designed to release a substance into a foodstuff – to improve its condition or extend shelf life, for example. Intelligent food contact materials are those that monitor the packing environment or [...]
Unsafe Clay-Based Products
After warnings that Zam Zam water might contain unsafe levels of arsenic, the Food Standards Agency has started warning consumers against other products that might also have unsafe levels of both arsenic and lead! Most people are aware of the dangers of lead poisoning, but it is especially important that infants, children and pregnant women [...]