Welcome
to The Parents Jury
The
Parents Jury is an independent jury of parents which seeks
to improve the quality of children's foods and drinks in the UK.
The
Jury is co-ordinated by The Food Commission, an independent watchdog which
campaigns for healthier, safer food in the UK.
The
Parents Jury campaign is not running any awards in 2005. Membership is
currently on hold but we would still like to hear from you if you care
about the food that you and your family eat. Email
us at parentsjury@foodcomm.org.uk
and we will make sure that you are kept up to date with any new Parents
Jury activities. Please note that we will NOT
pass your details onto any other organisations.
You will also find lots of useful information on the Food Commission's
website at www.foodcomm.org.uk
Check
out Chew
on this - a great new website to get children thinking
about food!
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If
you wish to support the campaign to improve the quality of children's
food, please sign up in support of the Children's Food Bill campaign at
www.childrensfoodbill.org.uk
Previous
research from The Parents Jury
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 Chuck
Snacks off the Checkout! The Parents Jury campaign to stop
supermarkets encouraging children to pester their parents for sweets
and snacks at the checkout.
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 Food
promotion to children
Are you concerned about the marketing and advertising of unhealthy
foods to children? You can make a difference!
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 Additives
do cause temper tantrums
Parents have long
suspected that artificial food colourings can affect their child's
mood and behaviour. Now a government-funded study shows that parents
were right all along.
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 The
Children's Food Awards
February 2003
The Parents Jury
voted on six new categories, highlighting the personalities, breakfasts
and advice which they believe most encourage, or discourage, healthy
eating.
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 The
Children's Food Awards - 2002
Click the link
below to see which foods and drinks The Parents Jury considered
to be the best, and the worst, on offer to children in the UK in
July 2002.
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Additives
We asked
the members of the Parents Jury what they thought about additives
in children's food. Share some of their experiences and opinions
by clicking on the link above.
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 The
Food Commission
Get the facts on
food and drink in the UK and find out about The Food Commission's
other campaigns
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 The
Food Magazine
If you've found this website
useful you may wish to take out a subscription to the Food Commission's
regular journal, the Food Magazine. Click on the above link to subscribe.
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What's
chocolate got to do with sport and fitness?
Formula
milks marketed to new mums
Why
is the BBC promoting junk food to children? 