An Eccles farm is campaigning against ultra-processed foods after new scientific evidence has come to light that it can cause serious long term health risks.
Moss Lane Farm has launched a petition calling on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, to encourage a move away from hyper-processed foods.
A statement called on the government to: Remove the UK government’s Good Choice badge from ultra-processed products, introduce dietary guidelines to address ultra-processed foods, introduce a percentage reduction target to reduce ultra-processed food consumption to more healthy levels by 2030 and to talk to families about their experience of ultra-processed foods, working to ensure that healthy foods are more accessible and affordable.’
Jannine McMohan, owner at Moss Lane Farm, said: “It’s important to me because I have four children and from my understanding of living on an organic farm and from my own upbringing I know how important it is for children to eat healthy food from such a young age.
“The community we now live in the only choice people have is ultra processed food so I am helping campaigning because I want it to change for my children and in order for it to change for my children it has to change for everybody else.”
Most of the food eaten in the UK is ultra-processed with it making up 65% of children’s diets. A growing body of scientific evidence links these foods with heart, kidney and liver disease, cancer, depression and early death.
We asked Salfordians about their opinions on processed foods.
Jannine said: “Growing your own food from seed is the cheapest and healthiest way there is but because people don’t have any kind of access or knowledge to grow food it’s easier to make that choice of ultra processed food without understanding the long term health consequences that could possibly cause them.”
She wants to build awareness so people buy food from local farmers and growers instead of choosing unhealthier options.
• To sign her petition click here.
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