We've joined "WE’RE FED UP! We need healthier food on our shelves, now!" The new campaign from Recipe For Change
- Sarah
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Recipe for Change are campaigning on behalf of the People of the UK to ask the government to:
Make our food healthier, more affordable and accessible, no matter where we live.
Hold food companies accountable for improving our health, not undermining it. our
Protect our children from harmful food marketing.
Give us clear, honest information that we can trust.
Put us and our communities at the heart of decisions about our local food system.
Create welcoming community spaces where we can all access and share healthy food
Taken directly from the campaign
THE PROBLEM
Big food companies are not doing enough to protect people's health.
Across the UK, supermarkets and manufacturers flood our shelves with unhealthy products, push promotions on unhealthy food, and make healthier options harder to find and more expensive. Meanwhile, food-related ill health is rising and the NHS is paying the price. This is a direct result of commercial decisions.
Food companies shape what we see, what’s promoted and what’s affordable. They have the power to make food healthier, but they won’t act unless they are required to.
In the meantime:
Food-related ill health is rising
Children’s health is worsening
The NHS is under strain
Voluntary action from industry has failed
This is a collective public call to demand that Government to hold big food accountable for providing us with healthy, affordable food.
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