UPDATE

As a result of our campaign, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Nutrition Division has now been in contact with the Secretary of the Traditional Cornmillers Guild who is co-ordinating our campaign.

The FSA has been able to provide further information on the FSA’s proposals which have provided traditional millers with some welcomed reassurance and committed to continuing a dialogue with traditional millers.

PRESS RELEASE – 27/08/09 – The Brockwell Bake
Keeping it real at The Brockwell Bake

On Sunday afternoon 20th September, the second annual Brockwell Bake free event invites all lovers of Real Bread, cakes and pastries to this foremost London festival of better baking.
A highlight of the Lambeth Urban Green Fair, The Brockwell Bake includes its baking competition for both home and professional bakers. Entries will be judged by an expert panel of millers and bakers headed by John Downes, “the godfather of the renaissance of sourdough baking in Australia”.

The TCMG stall at the Real Food Festival at Earls Court attracted a lot of interest, especially over the weekend. Special thanks to everyone who sent flour for the stall and to Mandy James, Ana and Nick Jones, Michael Stoate, Jonathan Cook and Simon Hudson for helping to look after the stall. The banners looked really good as did our leaflets, and Mandy arranged for fantastic TCMG loaf to be baked.

The Food Standards Agency are reviewing their decision on whether or not to recommend the addtion of Folic Acid to most flour in the light of addtional evidence regarding potential negative side effects. A further announcement is expected early in 2008.