National Food Strategy #13: A local level strategy?
Should a city such as Birmingham have a food strategy in its own? Would it make a difference to the well being and economy of the city?
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Heavy metal contamination in Birmingham soils?
There’s rightly a lot of concern locally about air pollution in Birmingham. Few people, however, consider the health issues associated with eating food grown in polluted areas.
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Update on our projects and other activities
Here’s the latest summary of the activities we’re doing:
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Our Annual Report: Enlightening & disturbing, an urgent wake-up call
Here’s what some reviewers of our 2017-2018 Annual Report said: “Enlightening and disturbing: an urgent wake-up call for us to take these issues seriously, talk about them, raise awareness and influence policy-makers.”
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The impact of Brexit on our food system
Few are talking about the implications of Brexit on our food supplies — and on the whole food sector. Yet the whole food system would be subject to huge change, and not necessarily for the better.
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Whatever the scenario, food safety will really matter
You can find all the presentations here from #OurFoodFuture event hosted by the Food Standards Agency on 18th February. All were interesting, perhaps none more so than Ladislav Miko talking about the scenarios they’ve been working on regarding EU...
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Question and Answer for Catherine Brown . . .
Jim Parle: Why doesn’t everyone who sells food have to show their food standards hygiene rating?
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Catherine Brown Chief Exec FSA at our Annual Meeting (Part 3)
Catherine Brown Chief Exec FSA at Birmingham Food Council's Annual Meeting from podnosh
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