Nutritional standards for catering in health and social care for staff and visitors

The Public Health Agency (PHA), Food Standards Agency (FSA), safefood and Health and Social Care (HSC) colleagues have jointly developed and reviewed these Nutritional Standards, so that healthier food choices are available for staff and visitors in Health and Social Care settings.

These Nutritional Standards were first introduced in 2017 and there has been ongoing work and support to implement them over the past five years. The Standards have been updated by an expert panel, taking into account the latest evidence and guidance. This has led to, for example, increasing fruit and vegetables and wholegrains while decreasing the amount of saturated fat, salt and processed meats.  In addition to specific guidance for each food group, these now also address the topics of vending and the food environment.

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