Health insight and analysis – Page 64
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Analysis and Features
Time for a new debate on food affordability
Poor households are making drastic cuts to food budgets. But notions of which foods are affordable are often wide of the mark.
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Comment and Opinion
Badgers, the CAP and CSI Sainsbury's
As learning curves go, the one facing new farming minsiter David Heath takes some beating.
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Comment and Opinion
Cancer study should give pause for thought
This week, we broke a story on thegrocer.co.uk about a highly controversial new French…
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Comment and Opinion
Retailers: time to make sure you've got a plan P
Public health interest is growing in endocrine disrupters: chemicals that alter hormones and body functions…
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Analysis and Features
Is Roundup cancer link even bigger than GM angle?
A new study shows tiny doses of best-selling weedkiller Roundup raise the chances of cancer in rats.
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Category Report
Experts discuss the findings of the Roundup/GM cancer trial
The world’s best-selling weedkiller, and a genetically modified maize resistant to it, can cause tumours, multiple organ damage and lead to premature death, a new study has revealed.
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Analysis and Features
What's the deal now as the Responsibility man goes?
Does the departure of Andrew Lansley as secretary of state for health herald a return to zealous regulation by the government?
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Comment and Opinion
DH should claim nursery milk subsidy
Sir: With regards to your article (‘Proposed government Nursery Milk scheme changes could ‘save £364m”…
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Comment and Opinion
Marmite: naughty but niacin
Marmite has been causing arguments round the breakfast table for decades but it might soon be part of the…
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Comment and Opinion
Why we need ministers
As the summer holidays end, Whitehall speculates about ministerial shuffles. Will this affect food?
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Comment and Opinion
The Hairy Bikers' eating adventure reveals inspiration for diet plan
It was a bit odd watching the Hairy Bikers complete their fat boys slim transformation in the Hairy Dieters…
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Analysis and Features
Is opposition to traffic lights coming to an abrupt halt?
With Tesco and now Aldi doing a u-turn at the traffic lights, has the time come for suppliers to abandon their opposition?
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Analysis and Features
The Dairymen 2012: Sports and milk
The Grocer speaks to sports experts about selling the white stuff…and commissions its own bottle design…
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Comment and Opinion
Say no to imported soya
Visionary farmers are trying to break Britain’s unhealthy reliance on imported soya for animal feed…
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Comment and Opinion
Finally, Tesco has seen the (traffic) light
There’s no doubt that our nation’s health is a matter of vital importance. After the magnificent spectacle of…
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Category Report
Download the full results of our food hygiene survey
The Grocer analysed thousands of hygiene ratings by local authority food safety officers. You can download the full results here.
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco's crossroads over traffic lights
There will have been a few red, amber and even green faces at Tesco HQ this week, the way the news…
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Analysis and Features
Tomato prices bounce back after E.coli crisis
After last year’s deadly E.coli outbreak in Germany, demand for salad vegetables across the EU tumbled…
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Comment and Opinion
Kevin Hawkins: People don't do as they say
Most people don’t change their lifestyles or eating habits quickly. A few weeks ago…
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The Big Interview
'Plain packs for tobacco is a step too far'
As the tobacco trade faces up to yet another battle, this time it’s different, says JTI boss Martin Southgate.