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The supersized Last Supper

Posted by Andrew Wadge on 24 March 2010 in Science, safety and health

An interesting piece of research appeared yesterday, suggesting that the size of food portions have grown dramatically over the past millennium.

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Nutrition Research Review

Posted by Andrew Wadge on 19 March 2010 in Science, safety and health

Yesterday we published a strategic review of our nutrition research portfolio. It was conducted by an external, independent panel of experts who have taken a close look at current work and made recommendations going forward.

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Your views matter

Posted by Andrew Wadge on 27 January 2010 in Supporting consumer choice

When we’re gathering evidence to develop new policies, we understand how important the public’s views are in contributing to this. I was therefore interested to read the latest annual report of British Social Attitudes, which was published by the National Centre for Social Research yesterday.

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Using science: the principles and practicalities

Posted by Andrew Wadge on 21 December 2009 in Science in Government

The Agency is committed to a science- and evidence-based approach in all that we do, and this is reaffirmed both in our new strategy and our new science and evidence strategy (which we will publish early next year - watch this space!).

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Marketing gold or practical innovation?

Posted by Andrew Wadge on 20 November 2009 in Science, safety and health

As I write this some of my colleagues are at a conference in Amsterdam, working with their counterparts from all over Europe to review and refine procedures to assess the safety of new foods and technologies, such as nanotechnology.

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RSC Chemistry Week 2009

Posted by Andrew Wadge on 05 November 2009 in General interest

Throughout this year the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has had a series of events showcasing the vital role of chemistry in food. It’s therefore not surprising that they chose food as the theme of Chemistry Week. Chemistry Week aims to increase public understanding of the importance of chemistry in our everyday lives and this year runs from 7 to 15 November.

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