UK: Petition for better food standards in nurseries

Organix, a pioneering children's food company in the UK and the Soil Associaion, the UK's leading campaigning and certification organisation for organic food and farming, have launched a campaign including a petition to improve food standards in nurseries. Over 600,000 children in England and Wales go to nursery for up to ten hours a day. In many cases, nurseries are providing the majority of their daily food during the working week. Parents expect the food their children eat at nursery to meet regulatory and nutritional guidelines, and not to include additives unsuitable for young children.
 

The campaigners describe the food served in nurseries in England and Wales as follows: There is no compulsory training for nursery staff serving food, no clear nutritional standards, no agency to monitor the quality of food provided, no Government department giving a lead or promoting good practice, and no Government funding available to help nurseries improve provision. Organix and the Soil Association think this is unacceptable and  want changes to be made urgently. Therefore, they are calling on the Government to put in place nutritional standards that will cover all nurseries, guaranteeing better food in nurseries now. They ask to help by signing the petition on their website backing their campaign. It can be signed here