Action needed on food crisis
A CITY MP is calling for children to be taught how to grow and cook food as part of the national curriculum.
Stoke-on-Trent North MP Joan Walley branded the national food system as "failing" after a wide-ranging review by the Government's Environmental Audit Committee, which she chairs.
The cross-party committee of MPs also called for a ban on junk food adverts aimed at children on the internet.
Ms Walley said: "Our food system is failing.
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"Obesity and diet-related illness is on the increase, fewer young people are being taught how to cook or grow food, and advertisers are targeting kids with junk food adverts on the internet.
"At the same time the world faces growing fears about food security as the population increases and the climate destabilises as a result of forest destruction and fossil fuel use.
"The Government is understandably sceptical about anything that seems like nanny-statism but the evidence is clear, intervention is needed to tackle obesity and fix our food system."
Comments
by 24Alan
Friday, May 18 2012, 8:49AM
“What is "junk food"? Its about 90% of what we eat today; it is food that we snack on, eat while travelling or watch films/tv and bolt- down in a hurry; it is food that we like to lace with salt, sugar, oil or fat; it is ready to eat or prepared at home, hot or cold. I'll stick to my vitamin and mineral pills thank you Joan.”
by Jobeeone
Tuesday, May 15 2012, 10:21AM
“But Tory and New Labour ideology is free enterprise so curtailing the activities of junk food outlets would go against this ideology. Therefore, the boards recommendations are hot air.
It tickles me pink how some of the middle class love to dictate to the working class while still maintaining their own lofty life style.
However, I do fear that we have lost an important part of human experience and become dependant on companies who really don't have humanities best interests at heart. In an apocolyptic situation growing or foraging for food would be impossible for some people who are dependant on others. And why toil when you can steal? Its a horrible thought and I really don't think that teaching children to grow spuds in a grow bag is going to address the possible nightmare future Joans hints upon.”