Industry Watch
Announcing the IDDSI Academy UK official training pilot - Tuesday 15th September 2025
IDDSI Global is pleased to introduce the first IDDSI Academy Pilot course in the UK, at St. Michael’s Centre, Bristol. The pilot course consists of two parts: a compulsory online learning section (to be completed before the in-person training) and an in-person training day on the IDDSI framework, practical application, testing methods, and hands-on practice.
This is suitable for all IDDSI users including catering managers, chefs, care teams and nurses. Spaces are limited to 80 delegates.
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Professor Philip Calder stated: “Addressing frailty, obesity and micronutrient insufficiency will be important to reduce the burden of future pandemics. Nutrition will need to be a central part of the approach to preventing infections, optimising vaccine responses and promoting recovery from infection. Supplements may be necessary to achieve the required intakes of some of the key immune supporting nutrients such as vitamin D”.
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It was found that third sector organisations highlighted structural drivers of food poverty and were in support of policy solutions. The views of media professionals were more mixed, some media professionals emphasised individual responsibility.
