The Government Chemist provided comments to the
draft Food Strategy for London document produced by the
London Mayor office in July 2018.
The final London Food Strategy has now been published. This is
the first Mayoral strategy for food in London since 2006. Food is
a key part of the Mayor’s social fairness and economic equality
agenda and the London Food Strategy aims to ensure all Londoners
have access to healthy, affordable and sustainable food. Its
objectives and commitments aim to integrate the positive role
that food can play across a range of settings and policy areas.
The strategy’s six settings reflect this:
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Good Food at Home, and Reducing Food Insecurity
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Good Food Economy, Shopping and Eating Out
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Good Food in Community Settings and Public Institutions
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Good Food for Pregnancy and Childhood
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Good Food Growing, Community Gardening and Urban Farming
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Good Food for the Environment
Following an eight-week consultation this summer, to which 150
stakeholder organisations and thousands of Londoners responded,
the London Food Boards have been working to take every piece of
feedback into account and ensure the final strategy is robust,
ambitious and inclusive in reflecting the food needs of all
Londoners. The Consultation Report (available from the London
Food Strategy page) details the consultation process and how the
comments have been taken into account.
The Implementation Plan sets out the actions the Mayor will take
and support between 2018 and 2023 to help implement the
strategy’s priorities.
The strategy, Consultation Report and Implementation Plan are all
available to view on london.gov.uk/food.
