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The Agency has produced practical guidance, including weekly example menus, to help caterers across the UK provide food that meets the nutritional needs of adults (for example in, workplace canteens, hospitals, prisons, local and central Government) and older people in residential care homes.
The advice is designed to help caterers reduce saturated fat, salt and sugar intakes, and improve consumption of some vitamins and minerals.
There are two pieces of guidance aimed at caterers who provide food to:
Neither of the guidance documents include advice for people with specific medical dietary needs.
The guidance forms part of the Agency's contribution to a wider cross-Government approach to the purchase and provision of food in the public sector, including the Department of Health’s Improving Nutritional Care Action Plan.
In developing the guidance, the FSA has been in contact with a number of organisations, including Government departments and those responsible for catering in care settings, dietetic and medical associations, the prison services and a range of consumer, patient and medical charities.
The principles behind this advice are set out in the FSA nutrient and food based guidelines for UK institutions and are based on Government recommendations. The Caroline Walker Trust report, which can be found below, also informed the development of the guidance.
Both guidance documents are accompanied by a menu analysis prepared by an independent dietitian, which shows how the menus meet the nutrient guidance. These can be found in the 'See also' section below.
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(pdf 922KB) Guidance on food served to older people in residential care Read the guidanceDownload pdf
(pdf 820KB) Nutrient and food based guidance for UK institutions Read the principles behind the guidanceDownload pdf
(pdf 622KB) Nutritional Guidelines for Food Served in Public Institutions Report for the FSA prepared by the Caroline Walker TrustDownload pdf
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(pdf 431KB) Example menus for adult women 19-74 years Supporting analysis for the guidanceDownload pdf
(pdf 417KB) Example menus for adults 19-74 years Supporting analysis for the guidanceDownload pdf
(pdf 439KB) Example menus for care homes Supporting analysis for the guidanceDownload pdf
(pdf 1MB) Menus for adult men (19-74 years) in prison Supporting analysis for the guidanceDownload pdf
(pdf 14MB) Menus for adult women (19-74 years) in prison Supporting analysis for the guidanceDownload pdf
(pdf 15MB) Safer food, better business supplement for care homes A food safety management pack for care homes (External) Get Adobe Acrobat reader You may need the free Acrobat Reader to view a pdfFind out what our other sites have to offer