Health news – Page 11
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NewsTesco to focus its Accelerator Programme on health and wellbeing
Tesco said the scheme will be re-focused to champion innovative brands that will tackle some of those key demands
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NewsFormer health tsar Dimbleby teams up to help find talent in Future of Food Competition
This year the competition has announced a new strategic partnership with Bramble Partners
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NewsAldi adds own-label kombucha range in response to growing demand
Searches for kombucha on Google in the UK are up 26% year-on-year
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NewsDon’t rely on shop-bought babyfood, government advises parents
This is the first time the NHS website has published advice on commercial babyfood
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NewsSurplus food: £13.6m awarded to divert farm waste to food banks – but £1.2m withheld
The fund was drawn up to fund the redistribution of ‘healthy and nutritious’ food from farmgate to homeless shelters, food banks and charities
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NewsFood being sold on TikTok Shop without allergen warnings
The social media and e-commerce platform has been dubbed ‘the wild west of food labelling’
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NewsMicroSalt hails ‘transformational year’ as fmcg giant signs up
MicroSalt said it has started receiving ‘regular and repeating’ orders from ‘one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies’
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NewsFood sector council hailed as a game-changer ‘on pause’, says government
The Food and Drink Sector Council was intended to focus on boosting skills, agricultural productivity and the nation’s nutrition
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NewsTesco demands mandatory health reporting to fight obesity crisis
Tesco group CEO Ken Murphy has written an open letter to health secretary Wes Streeting
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NewsHalf of parents fear they’re failing kids on nutrition, new research finds
The findings showed ‘how difficult parents find navigating their kids’ nutrition’, said the brand, which last year warned children were being fed too many snacks and not enough dairy
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NewsHolland & Barrett launches digital wellness app in bid to ‘redefine’ health
H&B&Me enables users to track their biological age, creates tailored ‘science-backed 21-day’ health plans and gives daily recommendations from an in-house digital coach
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NewsWhy Zoe should be happy to live and die by the UPF sword
Zoe has bristled at the ASA’s ruling over its ad – but it has also pushed the ‘UPFs = bad’ message to its customer base
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NewsHFSS advertising ban delayed until 2026 after threats of legal challenges
The long-awaited move to outlaw junk food advertising on TV before 9pm and a total ban online was due to come into force in October this year
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NewsHealth brand Zoe advert banned over Steven Bartlett ‘just real food’ claim
The Advertising Standards Authority said Zoe’s Daily30+ supplement ad - featuring Stephen Bartlett - was misleading
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NewsJonny Wilkinson’s One Living debuts five-strong functional shots range
The range will sit alongside the brand’s kombucha, cold-pressed CBD drinks and water kefir products
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NewsMedia Bites 20 May: UK-EU deal reactions, Greggs fridges and Diageo plans
The food and drink industry has been quick to react to yesterday’s announcement of the new EU-UK trade deal, whish set out post-Brexit relations on fishing rights and farming exports
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NewsMeat-free brands unite with new campaign to drive category growth
The campaign, ‘Meat Free Made Easy’, has launched as a “large scale, test-and-learn activation” across Instagram, press and influencer channels
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NewsMedia Bites 16 May: Walmart prices, UK economy, Holland & Barrett’s GLP-1 boom
Wallmart, a ‘bellwether of US consumer health’, is preparing to raise its prices in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariffs
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NewsAsda push healthier choices in 10 ‘nudge’ trial stores
Asda’s move will include the introduction of healthier choices in snacking aisles, with products that are high in fibre and below 100 calories
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NewsMost supermarket ready meals contain excessive salt, research finds
Out of 1,511 ready meals sold across 11 retailers, 56% were high in salt