British Food Journal: Volume 94 Issue 9

Dining Out in the Urban Context

Roy C. Wood

Offers a brief sociological sketch of some current issues in thecultural analysis of food and eating as they apply to dining out. Seeksto demonstrate the importance to everyday…

Children′s Food Preferences: Television Advertising vs Nutritional Advice

Angela J.M. Donkin, C.H. Tilston, R.J. Neale, K. Gregson

Reports a survey of 507 parents of 7 to 11‐year‐old children in theCentral Television district of the UK to ascertain what food productschildren requested and the effects of…

Food Hygiene in the EC

Paul S. Gray, Alex Mossel

Discusses the EC Commission′s new proposal for a directive on thehygiene of foodstuffs with particular emphasis on the incidence offood‐borne diseases and consumer behaviour as…

Temperature Control Legislation in the UK

Mark Woolfe

Summarizes legislation which determines specific temperaturerequirements for refrigerated foods in the United Kingdom pre –and post‐1990. Before 1990 there were relatively few…

Implementing Directive 90/496/EEC

Paul Allen

Details the timetabling and changing requirements of theintroduction of regulations for nutrition labelling of foods by ECDirective 90/496/EEC. Discusses enforcement with…

The Effect of BSE: Consumer Perceptions and Beef Purchasing Behaviour

C.H. Tilston, R. Sear, R.J. Neale, K. Gregson

Examines the perceptions of consumers towards beef and beefproducts following the 1990 outbreak of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy(BSE) and changes in purchasing behaviour by a…

Migration from Packaging into Food

P.A. Tice

Takes a look at the new and existing directives concerning theregulations for safety standards with regard particularly for plasticsmonomers. Looks also at the control of these to…

Fish Products: A Summary of Trends in the UK

Lesley LeGrand

Reviews the three sectors of the UK fish market – fresh,canned and frozen, and details key factors affecting its size. Sees thecompetitive structure of the market as being…