Article: Food watchdog calls for takeaways to be banned near schools ; LOCAL LONDON

WESTMINSTER: The high number of junk food outlets located near London's schools has been revealed today by a government watchdog.

The School Food Trust said that in parts of the city secondary schools are surrounded by more than 80 sweetshops and takeaway restaurants which "made a mockery" of efforts to get children to eat more healthily.

The SFT, set up to enforce school nutrition rules drawn up after Jamie Oliver's campaign, wants councils to refuse licences for fast- food outlets near schools, following the example of Leicester which is banning burger and ice cream vans from parking up near the city's primaries and ...

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