Food and Health
Sheffield City Council Environmental Health website
Environmental Health covers a range of important things that affect our daily lives at home, in work or during our leisure time.
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/environment/environmental-health
The Sheffield Healthy Choices Award
This is a city wide recognised award given to caterers who provide healthier food choices to promote healthy eating. All types of catering establishments are eligible to apply for the Sheffield Healthy Choices Award – pubs, hotels, restaurants, takeaways, canteens, sandwich shops, schools and hospitals etc.
More information can be found on the Sheffield City Council website at http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/environment/environmental-health/food/healthy-choices-award
Scores on the Doors
If you've ever wondered how clean your local food business is, you can now find out online or via your mobile phone. The Scores on the doors website, publishes the result of our own and other local authority food hygiene inspection ratings.
5 stars is excellent and 0 stars means that major improvements are required. Scores are based on standards of food hygiene management, practices, structure and cleanliness. Businesses who achieve 3 stars and above receive a certificate to display.
The National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
In 2010, the Food Standards Agency, in partnership with local authorities, plans to roll out a national food hygiene rating scheme for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The scheme will provide consumers with at-a-glance information about hygiene standards in food businesses, to help them to make informed choices about where they buy and eat food. See more at http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/publication/goodhygiene.pdf
Centre for Food Innovation
The Centre for Food Innovation is offering an enhanced programme of workshops for food organisations across the region.
The Centre for Food Innovation offers a range of training and professional development courses to meet the needs of the food and drink sector. They include short courses and training to meet specific business needs, in addition to the more traditional undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. You can find out more at http://www.shu.ac.uk/sbs/research/food-innovation/training.html
Sheffield - Let's Change4Life
Sheffield – Let’s Change4Life is a city wide programme focused on addressing overweight and obesity in children and families.
Obesity is our most important long-term health challenge. It is likely that within a few years being overweight or obese will overtake smoking as the major cause of preventable ill health. Levels of obesity in children and adults in Sheffield continue to be a major health concern.
Intermediate Certificate in Wines and Spirits
The Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Intermediate course leads towards the Intermediate Certificate in Wines and Spirits and is designed for people interested in developing and improving their knowledge of wines and spirits in a supportive environment. It is a six-week course starting from Monday 18 October 2010; for more course-specific information please contact John Dunning on 0114 225 3971 or at j.dunning@shu.ac.uk
Nutritionist Resource
The purpose of this site is to provide the UK with a huge nutrition support network, enabling those in need to find a nutritionist close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service that will provide those seeking support with all the information they need. Every nutritionist on the site who has submitted their profile has either sent a copy of their qualifications and insurance cover to us, or is registered with a professional body with recognised codes of ethics and practice, this way we can be assured of their professionalism. http://www.nutritionist-resource.org.uk/
