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news
Industry Pizza Week 2008
research
A media campaign to promote pizza
A major research programme
through the regional and national
which will give more reliable
press will be launched in
information on the pizza market
November by the
in the UK is being developed by
Association to
the Association in consultation
support National
with members.
Pizza Week which
The programme, which will
New salt targets ludicrous,
runs from 24 to 30
particularly focus on the
of November. The
foodservice side of the industry, says Association
coverage will focus
is expected to be launched later
on healthy eating.
this autumn with support from The Pizza Pasta & Italian Food Association has
leading manufacturers, suppliers described the proposed new salt targets from the
and retailers. Once up and Food Standards Agency as ludicrous and ill thought
running, the Association plans to out.
Activity Programme
use the data to produce an The Association is planning a strong response to published
annual industry report. Sponsors the targets after consulting with many of its members.
will have direct access to all the “The proposed 2012 FSA targets seem to have been
The following is the activity programme
data, probably on a quarterly plucked out of the air without any thought to the
being planned by the Association for
basis. technical consequences or effect on the industry,” says
the next year:
PAPA director, Jim Winship. “They really are quite
ludicrous. For example, if you take individual targets
2008
for ingredients like cheese and bacon then apply
November
them to a pizza, you would simply not be able to
13th – Pizza Pasta & Italian Food
make anything resembling a traditional pizza! More
Industry Awards, Royal Lancaster,
seriously, if the FSA presses ahead with these targets
London
they could well lead to jobs going out of the UK
20th – Management Committee
industry, particularly if manufacturers decide to move
Meeting (London)
their production centres to other countries where the
24-30th – National Pizza Week
guidelines do not apply.”
The Association is preparing a detailed response
2009
which will be circulated to members for comment
February
before being lodged with the Food Standards Agency
25th Management Committee Meeting
at the end of October. A copy of the response will be
and Annual Committee Dinner
published on the PAPA website at www.papa.org.uk
May
20th Management Committee Meeting
September
30th – Awards Judging, London
October
1st -2nd – Pizza at lunch! Show, Old
Billingsgate Market, London
7th - Management Committee meeting
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