News Archive
Breastfeeding ban in one in four restaurants - report
By Dominic Musgrave
ONE in four top British restaurants has banned breastfeeding in public according to a new survey.
Seven per cent of establishments questioned, which included a range of eating establishments across the nation from Italian, Spanish and Chinese restaurants to celebrity hotspots, cheap eateries, wine bars, country pubs and vegetarian restaurants, said they placed an outright ban on breastfeeding in their establishments.
Lucy Symons, spokeswoman for Kamillosan, which carried out the survey, said: 'It is ridiculous that in 2008 a mother cannot do one of the most natural acts and feed her baby in a restaurant while she eats. A baby is just as entitled to eat in a comfortable, clean environment as an adult, so it's just not acceptable for his or her mum to be forced to feed in the toilet and this is no way to encourage a new mum to keep persevering with breastfeeding.'
By Dominic Musgrave
ONE in four top British restaurants has banned breastfeeding in public according to a new survey.
Seven per cent of establishments questioned, which included a range of eating establishments across the nation from Italian, Spanish and Chinese restaurants to celebrity hotspots, cheap eateries, wine bars, country pubs and vegetarian restaurants, said they placed an outright ban on breastfeeding in their establishments.
Lucy Symons, spokeswoman for Kamillosan, which carried out the survey, said: 'It is ridiculous that in 2008 a mother cannot do one of the most natural acts and feed her baby in a restaurant while she eats. A baby is just as entitled to eat in a comfortable, clean environment as an adult, so it's just not acceptable for his or her mum to be forced to feed in the toilet and this is no way to encourage a new mum to keep persevering with breastfeeding.'
Study looks at 'happy hour' promotions
By Dominic Musgrave
THE results of a study into the relationship between happy hour promotions and binge
drinking will be released in the summer.
The Department of Health has commissioned an independent review of the relationship between pricing, promotion and harm, which is being carried out by the University of Sheffield.
Pubs and bars have been criticised for encouraging dangerous drinking through heavily discounted prices and special offers including happy hours.
Shumon Rahman of The Department of Health told BHR: 'We know that there is increasing public concern that harmful drinking is fuelled by the sale of alcohol to the public at heavily discounted prices, in combination with other promotional tactics."
By Dominic Musgrave
THE results of a study into the relationship between happy hour promotions and binge
drinking will be released in the summer.
The Department of Health has commissioned an independent review of the relationship between pricing, promotion and harm, which is being carried out by the University of Sheffield.
Pubs and bars have been criticised for encouraging dangerous drinking through heavily discounted prices and special offers including happy hours.
Shumon Rahman of The Department of Health told BHR: 'We know that there is increasing public concern that harmful drinking is fuelled by the sale of alcohol to the public at heavily discounted prices, in combination with other promotional tactics."
