General News
Newswire – WWF: As industrial boats prepared to set sail recently for the annual Atlantic Bluefin Tuna fishing season on the Mediterranean Sea, WWF urged all fishing countries to keep the fishery closed this year until a scientifically based management plan is in place that bans destructive industrial fishing.
This will underscore commitments to follow scientific advice in fisheries management made in Doha, Qatar in March by several governments invested in the bluefin tuna fishing industry at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora (CITES), the largest international wildlife trade convention meeting.
Press release ~ WWF - Bluefin tuna ~ International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) ~ The End of the Line Film ~ Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
Newswire – BHF: Youngsters are blindly eating salty lunches packed with saturated fat, according to the results of a new lunch survey. The Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) found some kids were leaving school at lunchtime and choosing to eat unhealthy meals from nearby burger bars & kebab shops.
Environmental Health food teams found some takeaway meals sold near schools contained more than one and a half times more salt and three times more saturated fat than an adult’s maximum daily recommendations.
Environmental Health food teams found some takeaway meals sold near schools contained more than one and a half times more salt and three times more saturated fat than an adult’s maximum daily recommendations.
The British Heart Foundation have plenty of tips for parents wanting to serve up tasty & healthy lunches, including nutritious lunchbox ideas for the week.
WAG: Deputy Minister for Children, Huw Lewis, has launched a new National Advocacy & Advice helpline for children & young people in Wales, with the help of Radio 1 presenter Aled Haydn Jones. The helpline – called Meic – is the first of its kind in the UK to be rolled out on a national basis.
Children & young people under 25 can get in touch with Meic by free phone (080880 23456), free text (84001) or instant message seven days a week. Initially, Meic will run for 8 hours a day (12-8pm) before becoming a 24 hour service.
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