17/04/2007

The Food Standards Agency has produced a new guide that provides advice on setting up and running community and school food clubs.

The 'What’s Cooking?' guide shows participants how to plan and prepare balanced meals, read and understand food labels and budget for food.

The cookery clubs, which are part of a pilot project being trialed in four Scottish local authorities– Aberdeen City, Falkirk, Perth & Kinross and Renfrewshire – can be held is a variety of settings including school, community, voluntary and social care. All kinds of people can run the clubs from student helpers, parents and carers to youth leaders and community volunteers.

The pilots will run until the end of April 2007. For more information contact Maria Tocher, Policy Adviser, FSAS, on 01224 285163 or email: maria.tocher@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk