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These companies first interest ;is shareholders. profits
None of these type of agreements work in the end and laws need to be introduced
For instance there is ample evidence that transfats are unhealthy so why can't we ban them
some of the food coloring were found to be causing children problems. the food companies said they could not find an alternative. So nothing happened. And then Europe banned them
And guess what the companies discovered a safe alternative
McDonald's and PepsiCo to help write UK health policy
Exclusive: Department of Health putting fast food companies at heart of policy on obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease
guardian.co.uk, Friday 12 November 2010 22.00 GMT
Article history
Eating a McDonald's burger McDonald's and other food companies will help write policy on obesity and diet-related diseases. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
The Department of Health is putting the fast food companies McDonald's and KFC and processed food and drink manufacturers such as PepsiCo, Kellogg's, Unilever, Mars and Diageo at the heart of writing government policy on obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease, the Guardian has learned.
In an overhaul of public health, said by campaign groups to be the equivalent of handing smoking policy over to the tobacco industry, health secretary Andrew Lansley has set up five "responsibility deal" networks with business, co-chaired by ministers, to come up with policies. Some of these are expected to be used in the public health white paper due in the next month.
The groups are dominated by food and alcohol industry members, who have been invited to suggest measures to tackle public health crises. Working alongside them are public interest health and consumer groups including Which?, Cancer Research UK and the Faculty of Public Health. The alcohol responsibility deal network is chaired by the head of the lobby group the Wine and Spirit Trade Association. The food network to tackle diet and health problems includes processed food manufacturers, fast food companies, and Compass, the catering company famously pilloried by Jamie Oliver for its school menus of turkey twizzlers. The food deal's sub-group on calories is chaired by PepsiCo, owner of Walkers crisps.
The leading supermarkets are an equally strong presence, while the responsibility deal's physical activity group is chaired by the Fitness Industry Association, which is the lobby group for private gyms and personal trainers.
In early meetings, these commercial partners have been invited to draft priorities and identify barriers, such as EU legislation, that they would like removed. They have been assured by Lansley that he wants to explore voluntary not regulatory approaches, and to support them in removing obstacles. Using the pricing of food or alcohol to change consumption has been ruled out. One group was told that the health department did not want to lead, but rather hear from its members what should be done
None of these type of agreements work in the end and laws need to be introduced
For instance there is ample evidence that transfats are unhealthy so why can't we ban them
some of the food coloring were found to be causing children problems. the food companies said they could not find an alternative. So nothing happened. And then Europe banned them
And guess what the companies discovered a safe alternative
McDonald's and PepsiCo to help write UK health policy
Exclusive: Department of Health putting fast food companies at heart of policy on obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease
guardian.co.uk, Friday 12 November 2010 22.00 GMT
Article history
Eating a McDonald's burger McDonald's and other food companies will help write policy on obesity and diet-related diseases. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
The Department of Health is putting the fast food companies McDonald's and KFC and processed food and drink manufacturers such as PepsiCo, Kellogg's, Unilever, Mars and Diageo at the heart of writing government policy on obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease, the Guardian has learned.
In an overhaul of public health, said by campaign groups to be the equivalent of handing smoking policy over to the tobacco industry, health secretary Andrew Lansley has set up five "responsibility deal" networks with business, co-chaired by ministers, to come up with policies. Some of these are expected to be used in the public health white paper due in the next month.
The groups are dominated by food and alcohol industry members, who have been invited to suggest measures to tackle public health crises. Working alongside them are public interest health and consumer groups including Which?, Cancer Research UK and the Faculty of Public Health. The alcohol responsibility deal network is chaired by the head of the lobby group the Wine and Spirit Trade Association. The food network to tackle diet and health problems includes processed food manufacturers, fast food companies, and Compass, the catering company famously pilloried by Jamie Oliver for its school menus of turkey twizzlers. The food deal's sub-group on calories is chaired by PepsiCo, owner of Walkers crisps.
The leading supermarkets are an equally strong presence, while the responsibility deal's physical activity group is chaired by the Fitness Industry Association, which is the lobby group for private gyms and personal trainers.
In early meetings, these commercial partners have been invited to draft priorities and identify barriers, such as EU legislation, that they would like removed. They have been assured by Lansley that he wants to explore voluntary not regulatory approaches, and to support them in removing obstacles. Using the pricing of food or alcohol to change consumption has been ruled out. One group was told that the health department did not want to lead, but rather hear from its members what should be done
I don't like legislating our food choices. I think giving incentitives for healthier choices is a better way to go.Reward me for not eating that cheeseburger and fries somehow, but don't say I can't buy it.
the problem with school meals is same here every one wants cheap food and good food don;t come cheap
If you want to sample bad unapetizing food eat in a British National health hospital.
When i was in there they run out of beds so had to be transfered to a private hospital in Chelsa
one all the stars reconvering from drug addiction seem to stay in and the food was superb
I was so sorry to have to leave.
I have seen some of J oliver's programmes but i think its doomed to failure
kids want chips burgers and ice cream
I don;t know what the anwser is but if they are going to have that kind of food day in day out
they won't thank us in years to come for giving in to them
they are talking about a minimum price for alcohol in the UK but people could start making hooch or brewing their own beer.
Its not just the fast food joints though if you go around any supermarket most of the food is high carb high fat cakes crisps french fries
Nearly all of it had been messed about with in some way
They can take a piece of cardboard and make it taste of any food you care to name
The food additive business is huge so we have nice tasting junk food