The Nutritional Quality of Food Donated to a Western Australian Food Bank

S Mossenson, R Giglia, CE Pulker, SS Dhaliwal… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
Food banks provide an indispensable service to people experiencing severe food insecurity.
Food banks source donations from across the food system; however, the food redistributed …

Dietary risk of donated food at an Australian food bank: an audit protocol

S Mossenson, R Giglia, CE Pulker, M Chester… - BMC nutrition, 2023 - Springer
Background Sufficient, safe and nutritious food is unattainable for many people experiencing
severe food insecurity, putting them at dietary risk. Food banks, a growing part of the …

Measuring the healthiness of the packaged food supply in Australia

M Crino, G Sacks, E Dunford, K Trieu, J Webster… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
The increasing availability of packaged foods plays a key role in nutritional transition. This
study examined the healthiness of the Australian packaged food supply using a range of …

Improving the nutritional quality of charitable meals for homeless and vulnerable adults. A case study of food provision by a food aid organisation in the UK

SE Pelham-Burn, CJ Frost, JM Russell, ME Barker - Appetite, 2014 - Elsevier
The prevalence of homelessness in the UK is rising, and demand for food aid through
charitable meal services has increased. Charitable services make a substantial contribution …

Dutch food bank parcels do not meet nutritional guidelines for a healthy diet

JE Neter, SC Dijkstra, M Visser… - British Journal of Nutrition, 2016 - cambridge.org
Nutritional intakes of food bank recipients and consequently their health status largely rely
on the availability and quality of donated food in provided food parcels. In this cross …

Nutritional adequacy and content of food bank parcels in Oxfordshire, UK: a comparative analysis of independent and organisational provision

R Fallaize, J Newlove, A White… - Journal of Human …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Food bank use has increased significantly in the UK. With the rise in demand, it
is imperative that users are receiving food parcels that meet their requirements. The present …

Developing nutrition guidelines for recycled food to improve food security among homeless, asylum seekers, and refugees in Victoria, Australia

A Wilson, N Szwed, A Renzaho - Journal of Hunger & …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Changes to the Good Samaritan Food Donation legislation in many developed countries
has increased the utilization of donated food, yet the distribution of donated food continues …

Nutrition and health claims on healthy and less-healthy packaged food products in New Zealand

HH Al-Ani, A Devi, H Eyles, B Swinburn… - British Journal of …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Nutrition and health claims are displayed to influence consumers' food choices. This study
assessed the extent and nature of nutrition and health claims on the front-of-pack of …

Nutrient profile of 23 596 packaged supermarket foods and non-alcoholic beverages in Australia and New Zealand

CN Mhurchu, R Brown, Y Jiang, H Eyles… - Public health …, 2016 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo compare the nutrient profile of packaged supermarket food products available
in Australia and New Zealand. Eligibility to carry health claims and relationship between …

Is UK emergency food nutritionally adequate? A critical evaluation of the nutritional content of UK food bank parcels

L Turnbull, D Bhakta - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2016 - cambridge.org
The use of food banks is rising in the UK; a leading charity's records show an increase of
163% from 2013 and 2014 (1). Whilst research has examined the causes of food insecurity; …