Food Tech

Whatever you want to know about eggs, whether it's about how we get our eggs, market statistics or what the Lion Quality mark means, it's here.

The British Meat Education Service (BMES) is committed to being the most innovative, informative and trustworthy industrial sponsor of food-related education in Britain.

The British Nutrition Foundation is a scientific and educational charity which promotes the well being of society through the impartial interpretation and effective dissemination of evidence-based nutritional knowledge and advice.

Canned Food UK is an organisation committed to explaining and promoting the benefits of canned food to consumers in the UK.

The Flour Advisory Bureau is the central source of information for all matters relating to flour and bread. They hold detailed information on everything from health and nutrition to cooking and baking.

A site by Waitrose

The Food Standards Agency is an independent food safety watchdog set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.

A site for students and teachers supported by online analytical tools, direct links with professionals from the food industry and other websites.

Practical advice on healthy eating and an active lifestyle

A complete guide to food safety

Health Education Trust is a UK registered charity, formed to promote the development of health education for young people in the UK.

Would you like to be part of a fast moving industry - the largest and most important economic activity in the world? Through this site the IFST aims to provide guidance on career choices and qualifications needed.

Join the Activaters is an educational programme with a new interactive CD-ROM promoting enjoyable healthy eating and physical activity to primary school children.

Mind, Body & Soul is a new website which aims to give young people aged 14-16, the lowdown on health in a fun and interesting way.

The NFU is committed to promoting a wider and better understanding of agriculture and horticulture. Working with other organisation we have created a wealth of information about the industry to suit everyone’s needs from across the population - from schoolchildren to pensioners and lobbyists to politicians.

The resource contains a wide variety of activities, from class practicals and demonstrations to reading comprehension and paper-based exercises. Each activity deals with an aspect of the chemistry of food and/or cooking. The material is suitable for a wide range of ages, from primary to post-16, and helps reinforce the idea that everything is made of chemicals and that there is no difference between 'man-made' and 'natural' chemicals. Enter the Kitchen Chemistry Website.

A site by Sainsbury

DATA is the recognised professional association which represents all those involved in design and technology education and associated subject areas.

The Federation of Bakers represents the interests of the companies baking sliced and wrapped bread, bakery snacks and other bread products – usually referred to as plant bakers. It is a £3 billion industry at retail sales value employing 20,000 people supplying 80% of the nation's bread. It has 10 company members running 55 bakeries in the United Kingdom.

This website gives you the chance to explore the grain chain from field to plate.

The definitive source of information about vegetables. The site contains information on how to use and store vegetables, nutritional information for each vegetable and a range of delicious recipes. There is also a library of images for downloading of all the vegetables and the recipes featured there.

Wired for Health is a series of websites developed by the Department of Health and the Department for Education and Skills. Health information is provided for a range of audiences that relates to the National Curriculum and the National Healthy Schools Programme.