People should not bring cake into the office for the sake of their colleagues' health, the head of a food watchdog has suggested.
"If nobody brought cakes into the office, I would not eat cakes in the day. But because people do bring cakes in, I eat them. Now, OK, I have made a choice, but people were making a choice to go into a smoky pub. The family doctor who practises in Bolton said: "At the end of the day, you've got to have a little bit of willpower don't you..."If someone's got a cake next to you, you don't have to eat it, do you."
Watchdog Head putting off serious Angela from the Office vibes.
Well my office is a dessert shop 🤣 if I kept cake out I'd be outta business! 🙈
Out of sight, out of mind indeed! HealthyEating HolisticHealth
Oh my goodness, who is trying to suck all the fun out of life?! Love a good cake day, brilliant for moral I personally think.
I worked in offices in the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s. There was plenty of cake around. Finding it through the clouds of cigarette smoke was another matter.
Lol no
How about stop trying to tell people what to do
Hey RishiSunak , now you know whom to fire next: a certain Susan Jebb.
It's like it was when my child was in school...Don't bring cake/cupcakes, do healthy snacks for birthday treats. Please, as adults if one hasn't learned self control and how to refrain from overeating sugary sweets, then stay away from the celebration/cake area.
Nonsense. If you smoke in front of me I am forced to inhale your smoke. If you eat cake, I’m not going to digest your calories or sugar levels.
Next thing they’ll be cancelling bake off…..😨
Such trash headlines and stories lately. Look harder for better and more helpful and interesting information........
Seriously have these people got nothing better to do? Killjoys
No thanks 😅😋✌️
People dismissing this: A. Anyone who has ever worked in an office should recognise this is a problem. B. Have you not seen the amount overweight and obese in society lately?
No point in going into work then!!
Because cake in the office can lead to breaking the law and recieving PCN's Remember Tories Partied whilst people died. PartyGate ToryCriminals
'...and speaking in a personal capacity' so why does your headline quote them in a professional capacity then?
LeahMarie1988 …. I agree 🤣
Shame there is no real news so you have to fill up space with this tosh.
The food watchdog can do one!
A cake-less Office would be joyless and hellish
Our donuts were the highlight of the day yesterday!
Why not butt out of everyone’s business?
This is just ridiculous. If your a grown up who can hold down a job and day to day life, then just say NO thanks to a sodding slice of cake if you don’t want one!
One less reason to go into the office…
No more being ambushed by a cake!
You can have your cake and eat tit.
I don’t know if you noticed but nadhimzahawi - a former chancellor, no less - actually didn’t pay a bunch of taxes. Like, 3 million. 3 million taxes. Maybe that would be worth promoting as a story, rather than “lol no cake in the office it’s political correctness gone mad 🥴”
Ban all fun, smiling should stop too…
So... what would be the point of going to the office?
Not really going to encourage over 50s or anyone else to return to work! Talk about sucking the joy out of life!
The kale salads will continue until morale improves.
What about sex, booze and drugs?
Has this been studied since Boris Johnson was he ambushed by a cake 🤔🙄
The report on this but not the 3 million pound tax avoidance by an MP who should be in prison?
Cheers dazjohn1985 is crying
What a load of nonsense. I’m sure there’s bigger things to have to worry about
And what a ridiculous suggestion that is!
ZJAyres 😱😱😱
Try serving rolled oats at your next office party.
The office ? What’s one of those .. 🥱
Make workplaces more boring by banning things.
EyeyeSheffield I’ll continue to bring in Blueberries and mange tout 👌
Did Boris Johnson write this?
Well someone’s not getting any of my cake
What if it's a work event?
As a misanthrope, why would I give away cake to the undeserving?
cake over second hand smoke any day
If you don't want cake don't eat it, how is a cake harming anyone and what do they suggest we bring if not a cake?
'Never have fun, ever. Go back to work. Keep that desk area tidy, drones.'
Imagine being the sort of dimwit whose only purpose in life is to try and suck the joy out of everything, to lecture everyone about what’s best for them. God, what an existence these people must lead.
Keep food watchdogs away from my cake 🤣
NO FUN NO FUN NO FUN NO FUN NO FUN NO FUN
Samosas
This is not news. What about Zahawi and his tax affairs, ?
Oh, like Dr Doughnut wasn’t enough on his own…
a grown up can eat what they want.
“Food Standards Agency chairwoman Prof Susan Jebb compared being around cake in the office to passive smoking.” Oh fuck off no it’s not! If this article worries you check out MaintenancePod for the actual facts around these sorts of outrageous claims.
This is exactly what I was thinking... I'll eat an apple instead!
Elaine was right
We tried this once bringing in fruit. We were all miserable. We soon went back to cake!
Is this a punishment because of Boris and CakeGate?
I think there are probably more serious aspects of public health to be worried about.
This is a pretty poor attempt at trying to justify a job. Completely ignore the individual and parents, as well as what we eat. I am someone who had sugar addiction and was fat. Instead of sucking the joy out of life and a treat at work, focus on where we eat the most, at home.
What a load of rubbish
keep fun away from life.
It's healthier to NeverVoteConservative
Or, people could make that personal CHOICE not to eat cake. It’s getting silly now
This is the icing on the proverbial….
Prof Susan Jebb everytime someone brings a cake to the office.
I think someone didn't get a slice of office cake
Obesity needs to be addressed but this story is just ridiculous.
Mind your own business.
This is why I watch Australian News.
I’m sorry.. this.. this is newsworthy? You’ve really *nothing* better to report on, ?
Bore off.
Oh, shut up. Somebody else eating cake does not affect me, and vice versa. What a silly article.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Preposterous. Smoking indoors impacts the health of those who choose not to smoke. Cakes and sweet treats being in the vicinity of someone choosing not to eat them will not. World is going mad.
Jesus! Even cake is the enemy now. Cock off and leave people alone!
Keep watchdog head away from office, suggests cake.
Taking cake in tomorrow now. Fight nonsense head on.
Yeah, work from home and eat it instead.
I made this suggestion where I used to work in 2016 because it contributes to the obesity crisis and I got crucified for it 😂
Because spme people have no self-control, everyone has to suffer 🙄
Or just let people enjoy the cake.
Let them eat cake! In more important news. Let’s keep paying through the nose while being by the nose by Globalist NeoLiberal Atlanticists Politicians that bend over for the USA
No one gets fat by standing next to cake, Susan.
Most places I know of its the birthday person who brings in the treats sweet or savoury. Either way stop relying on others and be responsible for your own choices; like if you eat cake or not!
It won’t be worth going to work at all if we have to stop cakes
This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever read. Cake is awesome; maybe having a degree of self-discipline would be a good start. Plus, if you like cake, sign up for a gym and start lifting some fekking weights! Lazy journalism.
It’s like some dystopian society set far in the future But it’s real and it’s now Saying that cake in the office didn’t help Boris Johnson much🤣
We’re not children!🙄
Keep Zahawi away from offshore accounts, suggests licence fee payers.
Addressing the big issues as always...
Keep the TV tax away from households
Is this really a more important news item than reports of Nadhim Zahawi fiddling his taxes? ToryCorruption BBCcoverup
Let them eat cake!
Standard office practice...
What a fruitcake!
This is the stupidest thing I’ve read for years. Penalise those who already struggle to eat sweet treats by demonising it. Disgusting behaviour and promotion BBC