Food Chain
The food chain covers the start of food production with farming or fishery through to processing the ingredients by the primary producers or food manufacturers, and ending with the caterers and retailers.
Resources relating to Food Chain
- SAOS
SAOS is a specialist in the development of co-operation and joint venture amongst farmers, growers a... - NFU Scotland
The purpose of NFU Scotland is to promote and protect the interests of the Scottish farming industry... - Catering for Health
A guide for teaching healthier catering practices. It provides guidelines and practical tips and a s... - British Retail Consortium
The British Retail Consortium is the lead trade association representing the whole range of retailer... - Improve
Improve is the Sector Skills Council for Food and Drink Manufacturing and Processing across the UK a... - Food Standards Agency Scotland
This site contains all the latest Food Standards Agency news, Food Alerts, Consultations, science, r... - Survey of sugar intake among children in Scotland (2008)
Findings from this FSAS survey indicate that children in Scotland are eating too much sugar. The sur... - Eat Safe
Eat Safe is an award scheme for catering businesses in Scotland and Northern Ireland. - Cut-price, what cost? How supermarkets can affect your chances of a healthy diet
The National Consumer Council's (NCC) fourth report on the rating of the UKs top eight supermarkets... - Green, Healthy and Fair - Review of the government's role in supporting sustainable supermarket food
A Sustainable Development Commission review of policies affecting supermarkets has concluded that go... - Oats Group Campaign Underway
- Breakfast Clubs...More of a Head Start
A step-by-step guide to the challenge of setting up and running breakfast clubs in Scotland. - National Skills Academy
The National Skills Academy, launched this year, aims to provide skills and training for the food an... - IMPROVE - Pick YOUR Mix
The Pick YOUR Mix interactive tool is a new framework to enable employers to match descriptions of j... - Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS)
REHIS is primarily concerned with the health of Scottish people. It provides training in conjuction... - Scottish Qualifications Authority
National body responsible for qualifications other than degrees. Includes all food catering and food... - Evaluation of Sustain Grab 5! school fruit and vegetable project
An evaluation of the work carried out in schools using the Grab 5! resource pack. The research evalu... - Futureskills Scotland industry Profile: Food and Drink in the Highlands and Islands 2006
This report from Futureskills provides an analysis of the labour market in food and drinks in the Hi... - Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service
The Scottish Manufacturing Advisory service provides advice, events and seminars for manufacturers i... - Retail Safe
RetailSafe aims to help retailers who handle unwrapped high-risk foods such as meat and cheese. It a... - Cook Safe
Cook Safe aims to help catering businesses understand and implement a HACCP-based system. This is a... - Food Hygiene Information Scheme
This pilot scheme is running in four areas in Scotland and aims to help consumers makes choices abou... - Pesticide Safety Directorate (PSD)
PSD helps ensure the safe use of pesticides and harmonises regulation within the EC. It also aims to... - European Food Safety System
Food safety written from a European perspective outlining relevant policies which cover food safety... - LEAF- Linking Environment and Farming
LEAF is an organisation that helps farmers and growers protect the environment - Sustain
Alliance for better food & farming - Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
The regeneration of Rural Scotland - Scottish Government Agriculture Policy
The Scottish Governments' Agriculture policy on organic farming including their Organic Action Plan. - Scottish Government Agriculture Policy
An introduction to the Scottish Government's agriculture policies and strategies. - NFU Scotland: Farming Facts
Scottish farming facts with income and employment details. - What's on Your Plate
Campaign for Scottish Food & Farming by the NFU Scotland - Supply-side Changes in Diet and Food Retailing in Scotland 1995-2005
This report provides an overview of findings on dietary change and food access using data from the W... - Scottish Food and Drink Federation (SFDF)
SFDF represents and promotes the common interests of the food and drink manufacturing industry prima... - Scottish Food Fortnight
A national promotion of Scottish food and drink. - Scottish Food Fortnight
A national promotion of Scottish food and drink. - Development of a new healthy eating award for caterers across Scotland: report
In September 2004, NHS Health Scotland and the Scottish Consumer Council commissioned Blake Stevenso... - Food and Health Network
The Food and Health Network is a forum for knowledge transfer and collaboration between science and... - Healthy Competition
Healthy Competition: How Supermarkets Can Affect Your Chances of a Healthy Diet, reports on the NCC'... - HMIE Interim Report on Hungry for Success
This report describes progress up to June 2005 in implementing the key recommendations and underlyin... - Eat Well website
The Food Standards Agency's consumer advice and information site. - Supply-side Changes in Food Retailing in Scotland 1995-2005
This report looks at changes in food retailers in Scotland from 1995-2005. - Changes in Diet and Food Access Report
Changes in Diet and Food Access, 1992-2002 A Review of Existing Findings Within West of Scotland T... - Hungry for Success: a whole school approach revised target nutrient specfication for Scotland
The target nutrient specifications for manufactured foods are to be used by procurers and caterers o... - Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN)
SACN is an advisory committee of independent experts that provides advice to the Food Standards Agen... - Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
The FDF is the voice of the UK food and drink manufacturing industry. FDF promotes the industry's vi... - healthyliving award
The healthyliving award gives national recognition to caterers and food outlets that help their cust... - Starting Up
Starting Up is a resource giving advice and guidance for running a catering business from the Food S...
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