Health insight and analysis – Page 54
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Comment and Opinion
Finding the energy for a ban on high-caffeine drink sales to children
A parent in our writer’s midst is upset that the Morrisons trial of a ban on energy drink sales to under-16s has ended with no further action
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Comment and Opinion
Taking health advice with a pinch of salt
After another misleading headline this morning, how are we meant to interpret studies into “unhealthy” food with any clarity?
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Comment and Opinion
Urgent action needed on meat origin labels
The complexities of the food supply chain were exposed following the horsemeat scandal two years ago…
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Comment and Opinion
Super-strength drinks reduction would be welcome
The drinks industry is to be congratulated on taking steps to tackle the problems being caused by 500ml cans of 9% super-s…
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Comment and Opinion
The 100 day war
With 100 days to go before the General Election, Labour leader Ed Miliband stepped up his campaign to be the next prime minister
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Profiles and QandAs
Deal or no Deal? Labour outlines its public health plans
After a policy review lasting more than two years, Labour finally showed its hand in the public health debate last week…
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Comment and Opinion
Plain tobacco packaging: retailers' voices are getting lost
There’s clearly no love lost between the health lobby and campaigners against the introduction of plain packaging for toba…
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Comment and Opinion
Reasoned debate over plain tobacco packaging goes up in smoke
Neither side seems prepared to engage in an evidence-based debate
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Comment and Opinion
Peanut butter in a nutshell - health claims increase spread of sales
The humble peanut has become the latest battleground for healthy, non-sugar alternatives
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Analysis and Features
Sugar in the dock but are consumers any the wiser?
As a nation drags itself off the sofa and starts obsessing about its waistline, it’s time for the food and drink industry…
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Comment and Opinion
Salt reduction shouldn't get sidelined by concerns about sugar
The current sugar debate has captured the public imagination but is adding to confusion…
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Comment and Opinion
Let’s get ready to rumble
With nearly three weeks of endurance eating and drinking yet to come before we all go cold turkey…
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Comment and Opinion
FDF publishes advice on new EU labelling rules
A checklist to help manufacturers adapt to new EU labelling rules has been published by the Food & Drink Federation (FDF).
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Comment and Opinion
The big fat problem facing food & drink manufacturers
the level of obesity in the UK over the past three decades has more than trebled…
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Analysis and Features
Food Information Regulations: are you ready for new EU rules?
Crazy-long hours have become a way of life for Rob Tarrant and his team at Brandbank…
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Comment and Opinion
Obesity: Big Food should act to help solve crisis
Occasionally you encounter a contribution to a contentious topic which makes you stop and think…
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Comment and Opinion
Dietary guidelines: Big Business vs Big Science
New dietary guidelines for Americans are due next year. Revised every five years, they’re outcomes of a long process…
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Comment and Opinion
Collaboration needed in food and drink's health drive
All the talk about nudging, not nannying, in the food and drink business has made me stop and think this week…
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Comment and Opinion
Scaremongering sugar debate does not help children
I write in response to a report on sugar (‘Action on Sugar claims a quarter of kids’ juice drinks have as much sugar as Co…
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Analysis and Features
Does the food & drink industry need a firmer hand?
Former health secretary Andrew Lansley had a phrase to describe the government’s approach to the food and drink industry:…