Hospital reveals how much local food it uses

Thursday, 23 March 2017 00:00

125,000 loaves of bread made on the Isle of Man are used at Noble's Hospital each year.

Statistics about the amount of local produce being used in the medical facility were revealed in Tynwald this week.

Garff MHK Daphne Caine wanted to know how much government's central catering service used - but was told the figures were only available for the hospital.

Environment, Food and Agriculture Minister Geoffrey Boot confirmed Manx meat is being used widely:

However he said there were issues with some food groups:

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