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Food standards: our letter to the Secretaries of State

Anabel Hoult

We’ve written to the government to ask it to clarify its commitment to protecting UK food standards in light of future trade deals. Here’s our letter in full.

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Why we must act now to save our food standards

Sue Davies

Trade deals with the US and others could see our high standards torn up. Here’s why we’re demanding the government uphold these hard-won protections.

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What do you think ‘plant-based food’ means?

Claire Milne

How would you define ‘plant-based’? Our guest, Claire Milne of the Consumer & Public Interest Network, is requesting your input into the open public consultation.

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Latest Food & Drink comments

Finding a perfect cup of coffee on the high street

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Used to love Tim Hortons in Canada.
Have you had a problem with smelly kettle water?

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Thanks John. Faulty plugs and wiring will be a fire risk on any appliance. That…
Have you had a problem with smelly kettle water?

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Trish, today I finally resolved the several week long problem of having a smelly kettle!…
Do you have a food waste bin?

KarenBrown said 1 week, 6 days ago:

I live in Ashford, Kent and we have had food waste bins which are collected…

by Beryl on 21 April 2018

National Tea Day: why is it so hard to find decaf options?

Today is National Tea Day and some of you may be partaking in a cup or two or even having an afternoon tea treat. But if you’re caffeine intolerant, indulging in this most English of traditions can, quite literally, be a headache, says our guest, community member Beryl… (more on decaffeinated tea…)

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by Vanessa Furey on 19 April 2018

UK Coffee Week: are you a coffee capsule snob?

We Brits drink 95 million cups of coffee a day, it was revealed this week – but could the home coffee pod machine ever take the place of the artisan barista?

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by Jamie Oliver on 18 April 2018

Jamie Oliver: I’ve #AdEnough of junk food marketing – have you?

I’ve launched #AdEnough in a bid to protect kids from junk food marketing – an issue that’s long been a focus of Which? campaigns. Here’s how the campaign will help tackle the rise in childhood obesity – and I need your help. (more on Jamie Oliver #AdEnough campaign…)

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by Oscar Webb on 16 April 2018

Not the best-o pesto: how do you make yours?

Our investigation found that pesto sold by some supermarkets contains a number of surprising ingredients. Do you add anything extra to your pesto to make it the… best-o?

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by Will Coultas on 8 April 2018

Bottle charges: would you pay more to tackle the plastic crisis?

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has put forward plans for a deposit return scheme on plastic drinks bottles and cans. Our guest author, Will Coultas, asks: is this a step towards combating our waste problem or an unfair new levy on consumers?

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by Oscar Webb on 6 April 2018

‘Truly awful’ food: what’s the worst airport meal you’ve had?

TV chef James Martin came under fire on Twitter last weekend, after a customer branded a cheeseburger at his Glasgow Airport restaurant ‘truly awful’. Why is airport food so often disappointing?

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