Submitted by Janine Avery on 26. February 2012 - 9:49
The Alehm Business Plan, outlines the Alehm planned work programme for the year.
The main focus this year will be the ensure local authorities are well placed to deliver a safe Olympic and Paralympic Games, including transfer to the FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme by most London authorities, with a London launch in July 2012, work to ensure EH services are prepared when public health moves to the local authority setting.
The host London boroughs for the 2012 Olympics have won funding from the Food Standards Agency’s Safer Food Better Business programme to improve food safety in the run up to the games. The joint bid from Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Greenwich, Kensington and Chelsea, Brent, Merton, City of London, Southwark, Havering, Bromley, Haringey, Enfield was coordinated by Alehm.
Submitted by Janine Avery on 16. May 2012 - 20:46
The executive meeting is to be held before the main members meeting, and will discuss the developments following the position statement made on the future of the LAQN as well as progress on the FSA grants for transfer to the Food Hygiene Ratig Scheme and the sending out of a membership survey on future services for members.
London food outlets are being urged to sign up to the Healthier Catering Commitment, a voluntary scheme launched by Alehm, CIEH and the Greater London Authority, allowing food businesses to display a sticker to demonstrate their commitment to reducing saturated fat, sugar and salt. Participating businesses, including fast-food outlets, must be broadly compliant with food hygiene requirements.
A recent survey of takeaway pizzas by Consensus Action on Salt and Health and Alehm has been widely reported in the press.
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