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Charities calling for action on unhealthy baby food

A coalition of health organisations are calling for urgent government action over unhealthy baby food. This call follows an investigation by BBC Panorama which found baby food pouches from six leading UK brands failed to meet their key nutritional needs.

Food charity Sustain have stated this highlights the need for new legislation as there are no current regulations that limit the total amount of sugars in baby foods, and current standards are now out of date. As a result, they are asking people to e-mail their MPs and call for immediate action.

Six Inches of Soil

The Wakefield Cathedral Eco Group recently hosted a screening of Six Inches of Soil. This film tells the inspirational story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities.

The screening went really well and stimulated lots of lively conversation. You can read a full account, as written by Sue Morgan, member of the Wakefield Cathedral’s Eco Group and of the Food Partnership.

Growing the UK’s Local Food Sector

Earlier this month a partnership of organisations including Sustain, the Land Workers Alliance and the Sustainable Food Trust published an ambitious plan to grow the local food sector across the UK. This Local Food Growth Plan is a culmination of two years’ research and consultation with various stakeholders. The Plan outlines a framework of actions for local and mayoral authorities, national governments and food and farming organisations to grow local and agroecological food supply chains.

Food Partnership update

Things may have seemed a little quiet since the partnership launch event back in October. However, the Core Group have been hard at work doing all the necessary tasks needed to make the partnership a reality.

There is lots more exciting work to do in the coming months. If you would like to join the core group and get involved in this work, helping to shape the partnership and wider food system please get in touch.

New recycling rules

On 31 March 2025 new rules around waste recycling come into force that may impact on businesses within the Wakefield district. Government guidance on these new rules can be found here.

Some of the ways these changes might affect you will also be covered in the first of our Wakefield Good Food Partnership webinars. See the Events Section below for more information.