Food Delivery and Takeaway Guidance
Dorset Council understands that food businesses may look to change their business model and diversify their food business during this time.
The following advice is intended as additional guidance for those businesses providing takeaways and delivering meals into the community. It should be used in conjunction...
Livestock farming is responsible for more greenhouse gas pollution than all the world’s transport. Yet governments won’t touch it.
There are just two actions needed to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown: leave fossil fuels in the ground and stop farming animals. But, thanks to the power of the two industries, both...
Generous Dorset customers donated thousands of meals to the Tesco Winter Food Collection, providing much-needed support for FareShare and the Trussell Trust.
In Dorset, the collection saw customers donate 15,744 meals to make a difference in their community.
Donations to the Trussell Trust help food banks provide emergency food parcels to...
Sculpture by the Lakes is donating fresh produce harvested from its kitchen gardens to a food share scheme that supplies food parcels to families and households in need in Dorset.
The Sculpture Park and gardens, set across 26 acres at Pallington Lakes near Dorchester, includes a large and very productive...
Two recent research studies have uncovered a connection between ultra-processed foods (UPF) and heightened risks of health issues such as high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes.
One of the studies presented at the European Society of Cardiology in Amsterdam indicates that the consumption of items like breakfast...
For anyone with even a hint of a sweet tooth, chocolate is irresistible. However, the average chocolate bar is loaded with sugar and saturated fat, making it unhealthy. But opting for chocolate with a high cocoa content and low sugar can be much better. Surprisingly, cocoa, the plant from...
What happens when we eat refined sugars:
Weight gain and obesity: Sugar is calorie-dense and lacks essential nutrients. Overconsumption can lead to an increase in calorie intake, potentially contributing to weight gain and obesity.
Type 2 diabetes: High sugar intake is linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes....
Customers will now only be able to buy a maximum of three of any grocery product.
A cap of two is going to be imposed on the most popular items, such as toilet roll, soap and UHT milk.
Sainsbury's chief executive Mike Coupe said: "We have enough food coming into the...
Lead is a poison and has been removed from many formerly common uses such as for water pipes and fishing weights, and in petrol and paints. But it is still legal to use lead ammunition to shoot gamebirds such as Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Grey Partridge and Red Grouse (amongst...
Although for many people who become vegetarian or vegan, the rationale relates to not wanting to be complicit in the cruelty to animals, there is now alarming evidence that the corporations that provide alternatives to meat products are not also providing them as healthier options. They are merely allowing...
