DIET/NUTRITION

Healthier Food Mark: Promoting healthier, more sustainable food - draft criteria to be tested during Phase 1 of the pre-consultation pilot (14th October 2009)
This scheme concerns the establishment of a voluntary Healthier Food Mark in the public sector so that public sector food reaches a standard to make a positive contribution to a nutritionally balanced diet and improves the sustainability of public sector food procurement

The first draft of the criteria was presented to stakeholders at the event on 30 April 2009. Further to feedback from that event and more detailed discussions with the food industry, public sector organisations and other stakeholders, a revised proposed and potential list of criteria has been developed for testing during Phase 1 of the pre-consultation pilot.
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Snack Right. Using social marketing to achieve healthier food choices in the under fives (27th October 2009)
In response to social marketing references in the White Paper Choosing Health: Making healthy choices easier, Cheshire and Merseyside's directors of public health established a social marketing group with the objectives of:

• Testing social marketing by delivering a project around food that addressed growing concerns about obesity;
• Developing capacity and capability in social marketing in Cheshire and Merseyside

This report looks at the project of Snack Right that arose from this.
Final Report