Action on additives

In September 2007, scientific research confirmed that mixtures of artificial food colourings and a commonly used food preservative can increase hyperactive behaviour in susceptible children.

These additives have not been banned. Companies continue to put them into children's food and children's medicines.

The Action on Additives website aims to expose every food, drink and medicine which contains the additives.

You are invited to visit the Action on Additives website where you can view a list of products containing the suspect additives, submit more products, and comment on the foods, drinks and medicines already listed.

Eat less salt project

A pioneering project in south east London which aims to improve the health of thousands of tenants and staff of the Sydenham-based Hexagon Housing Association. The Healthy Hexagon, Eat less salt project will provide healthy eating advice to over 3,000 households, showing the residents and staff of Hexagon how simple it can be to reduce their salt consumption. 

The project will be co-ordinated by The Food Commission and will work closely with residents and staff who will attend free Eat less salt workshops.

Please click on this link for more information on the Healthy Hexagon, Eat less salt project.

Chew on this

The Chewonthis website has been designed by The Food Commission Research Charity for independent use by secondary school students aged 11-14 (Key Stage 3). The website is intended to help students (and inquisitive adults) learn more about food and health, and to encourage them to ask questions about how our food is produced and its effect on our wellbeing and the environment.

Please click on this link to visit The Chew on This website

The Parents Jury

The Parents Jury was an independent jury of over 1,300 parents who came together to improve the quality of children's foods and drinks in the UK. The Jury was co-ordinated by The Food Commission. The Jury is currently not active but its website can be viewed by clicking on the logo or the link below.

Please click on this link to visit The Parents Jury website

Food Irradiation project

The Food Irradiation Campaign was a long running campaign designed to prevent the unnecessary irradiation of food in the UK. As the campaign made clear, 'good food does not need irradiating'. The campaign is currently on hold, but you can visit the archived Food Irradiation Campaign here.