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michelle patel retweeted
27 Aug 2024
Applications are now open to join our independent Science Council and Science Advisory Committees. Hear from our Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Robin May, to learn more. Visit our webpage to find out more: sac.food.gov.uk/Introduction… #FSAScience
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michelle patel retweeted
28 Aug 2024
⚠️⚠️Please be careful – We’ve been made aware of some posts on social media where people are being offered free bus travel in Brighton. Sadly, this is a scam. Some people have lost money as a result of following the links and entering personal and financial information. If you see something like this, please report it to Facebook and don’t click on the links. If you think you have been targeted, please speak to your bank and report to the police. Thank you to those of you who have contacted us to make us aware. ⚠️⚠️
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23 Aug 2024
Thanks to @Food_Foundation for the chance to talk about what @foodgov social science data can tell us about people's worries about affording food.
More here: food.gov.uk/research/consume…
23 Aug 2024
Are you worried about the affordability of food? "More than half" of us answered yes!
Special guest Michelle Patel (@mets1977) from @foodgov discuses tracking food insecurity in the UK and people's concerns about the cost of food.
Full podcast here: tinyurl.com/498hmc8r
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michelle patel retweeted
22 Jul 2024
📢 Calling all academics!
We would love to hear you views on interacting with the Government, including the types of engagement you have had and the factors impacting this.
Have your say by filling out this survey: dsit.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/…. Deadline: 5pm on 16.08.
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michelle patel retweeted
11 Jul 2024
📊 The Tracker surveys 2,000 adults monthly to monitor key shifts in food-related behaviours and attitudes.
In March 2024, top concerns were 👇
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2 May 2024
It's a real privilege to be here in Canberra for the Food Safety Regulatory Economics Working Group and International Social Science Liaison Group Conference. A packed few days on economic and social research in food regulation generously hosted by @FSANZnews
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2 May 2024
Finally over the jet lag, today the focus moved to trust measures, behavioural trials (some impressive presentations from Singapore) which left me thinking about how we can link up behaviour with risk exposure.
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2 May 2024
There was a lot of interest in the @foodgov social science team's work on quality assurance, and more to come tomorrow with citizen science, wider consumer interests, and the evaluation of PPDS allergen labelling. But tonight, I've been promised a trip to see a kangaroo!
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michelle patel retweeted
15 Dec 2023
“I’m telling you right now, I’m not going to put up with this for much longer!” said the disgruntled Brit, as they continued to put up with it indefinitely.
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michelle patel retweeted
15 Dec 2023
Save the date! We are hosting our 2024 City Food Policy Symposium on Thursday 18 April 2024 at our Northampton Square campus. At this event we will look at how to achieve food security for all through local and regional food systems.
@CityUniLondon
@FoodPolicyCity
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8 Dec 2023
In case you missed it – yesterday we @foodgov published the first trends report for our flagship Food and You 2 survey, an overview of key trends between 2022 and 2023.
Full report and data tables available here: food.gov.uk/research/food-an…
Some key findings below: (thread)
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8 Dec 2023
There were no notable differences over time in most food safety behaviours monitored in Food and You 2.
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8 Dec 2023
And no notable differences in the % reporting that it was important to buy meat, eggs and dairy produced with high standards of animal welfare (average: 91%); support British food producers (average: 89%); to buy food which has a low environmental impact (average: 85%).
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