by louise-sims-bloom | Feb 16, 2017 | Campaigns, News
When I started my cookery school 25 years ago, my ethos of buying local, seasonal, organic (wherever possible) produce was something very new to my students. How times have changed and thankfully for the better. Back then I wrote scathing articles both in the UK and...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jan 17, 2017 | News
After the excesses of Christmas and New Year, let us turn our thought to the rest of the world where many struggle every day to survive and keep their families from being hungry. ICSA will be running articles and information during Fairtrade Fortnight (Monday 27...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jan 10, 2017 | News
Carrageenan is a thickener and stabiliser derived from seaweed that food companies use in a wide range of products. Low fat dairy, nondairy milks, and yogurts are some of the common grocery items that contain carrageenan. This food additive has been controversial for...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jan 9, 2017 | News
ALDI is to give more than 3,000 staff a pay rise making it the highest-paying supermarket in the UK. Employees at the bargain chain will earn £8.53 an hour and £9.75 if they live in London, starting from February 1. The German discounter said more than 3,350 UK...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jan 4, 2017 | News
Millennials have consistently demonstrated that they care about food, which also means caring about the environment Throughout the history of the American dinner plate, meat held pride of place—a hunk of beef resting next to a pile of starch, with a few tepid...
