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Making small diet changes can lead to a healthier future
We've launched our new healthy eating campaign today (21 February)
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FSS reinforces backing of schools food safety skills
75,000 pupils gain qualifications in seven years, 15,000 more expected in 2022.
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Paving the Way for Alternative Proteins
The Good Food Institute Europe works with scientists, businesses and policymakers to promote the benefits of plant-based and cultivated meat. In the latest of our post-COP26 conference blogs, the institute’s policy manager Alex Holst explains how developing consumer confidence through evidence-based regulation is central to its alternative protein mission.
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Helping consumers and businesses make better, greener choices
In the second of our post-COP26 conference blogs, FSS’ Chief Scientific Advisor Prof David Gally discusses how climate change is already changing consumer behaviour, presenting both risks and opportunities for the food industry.
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Counterfeit alcohol can seriously damage your health, warn standards agencies
Shoppers are being warned of the serious health risks of drinking counterfeit alcohol this festive season, and being urged to look out for some obvious signs that products aren’t what they might seem.
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