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1. The 麻豆社, its sub-contractors, subsidiaries and/or agencies cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem which may result in any nomination not being properly registered. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt. The closing date for entries is 23:00 GMT on the 18th August 2022. *Terms updated 28 July 2022 due to entry window extension

2. Please make sure you read through the description and the word count. Make sure you clearly explain how your nomination meets, or exceeds, the criteria in the description. Please only include in the description sensitive or special category data about your nominee e.g., details of their race or ethnicity, religious beliefs, political opinions, health, sexual preferences or sex life if relevant to the application. The 麻豆社 expects nominators to be confident that their nominees will happy to be nominated. The 麻豆社 has the right to disqualify entries that don’t contain the information requested on the nomination pages.

3. All entries will be sent to members of The Food Chain team to be processed and checked against the criteria. The 麻豆社 will use a points based system to create a long list of nominations which is sent to the judges for consideration and shortlisting.

4. Entries will be judged against the following criteria:

• We are looking for a living person aged between 18 and 30
• The winner should be a person or organisation that has changed the way we deal with our food, anywhere from its production to its presentation and consumption, including food controls and food safety.
• They should have challenged established methods or practices, and their ideas should have had (or have the potential to have) a lasting effect on our relationship with food.
• They should be someone who has (or will) inspire others to continue with their work.
• This category covers the entire length of the food supply chain e.g. agricultural scientists, farmers, producers, food shops, national retailers or manufacturers, websites, wholesalers, chefs, restaurateurs.
• Judging should reward original thinking and innovation in terms of practicality of operations and the final product(s)
• We are not necessarily looking for the person or project that has had the biggest impact – but for the person or project that you think is making the most valuable contribution.

5. All judges are listed on the Food Chain website.

6. The judges are independent and have been selected for their knowledge in the various category areas. They all see the long lists, and their decisions are final.

7. You can nominate yourself and/ or the organisation or company you work for. You must be aged between 18-30 to be eligible. However, you will need to state if you are nominating your own business.

8. Employees or contractors of the 麻豆社, 麻豆社 Group company, or any person directly or indirectly involved in the organisation or running of them, or their family members cannot make a nomination or nominate themselves.

9. It will not be possible to update you on the outcome of your individual nomination. We may contact the nominees directly for further details, but all those shortlisted will be contacted personally by the end of October. The judges will then together decide on a winner from the shortlist.

10. A press release may be issued with details of finalists in each category, and a later release will name the winner. The winner will also be announced on the 麻豆社 World Service The Food Chain Programme and the 麻豆社 Radio 4 Food Programme and will be listed on the website in November 2022.

11. The award will consist of a chopping board. There is no cash prize. No commercial gain can be made from using or referencing the 麻豆社 brand, the award itself or any other element of this awards process.

12. The 麻豆社 reserves the right to exclude any entry from the award at any time and in its absolute discretion if the 麻豆社 has reason to believe that a nominator or nominee has breached these rules, acted fraudulently or has done anything which, in its sole discretion, brings the 麻豆社 into disrepute.

13. The 麻豆社 reserves the right to amend these Award Rules. The 麻豆社 reserves the right to cancel this award or alter any of the Rules at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, or if circumstances arise outside of its control.

14. To the extent that they apply – this award is subject to the 麻豆社’s .

15. The 麻豆社’s Terms of Use apply to this Award online entry process. For the avoidance of doubt, nominations for these Awards are not considered a creation.

16. These Award Rules are governed by the laws of England and Wales.