Health news – Page 110
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NewsDisplay ban 'will shut down 3,600 c-stores'
As many as 3,600 independent c-stores are at risk of closure if the repercussions of a proposed tobacco display ban in the UK are as severe as those felt in Canada. The estimate, calculated by The Grocer, comes in the wake of new data from…
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NPM used on vending machines in hospitals
The industry’s worst fears about the potential misuse of the FSA’s Nutrient Profiling Model have been realised.
Two years after The Grocer warned in our Weigh It Up! campaign that Ofcom’s use of the NPM was the thin end of the wedge, it has… -
NewsIndustry ire at Change4Life scare tactics
Three health charities have come in for fierce criticism this week after resorting to shock tactics in a joint ad campaign to alert mothers to the dangers posed by kids’ unhealthy lifestyles. Key industry figures expressed outrage at ads,…
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NewsMinister slams FSA satfat campaign for lacking in balance
The Food Standards Agency has come under attack again this week. Not from an angry food producer this time, but from the very body that created it – the Government.
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Tory MP attacks plan to outlaw tobacco displays
The tobacco industry campaign to block plans for a display ban from 2011 received a boost from the shadow health minister this week.
Conservative MP Mike Penning attacked the Health Bill, which contains the display ban proposals, on his blog…. -
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Around the Papers 19/2/09
Brewers to cut costs; Fairtrade holds up despite downturn; obesity education plan falls flat
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Does Change4Life offer a way to escape legislation?
The Change4Life campaign unites Government and industry against obesity. But what will be the impact on the industry if it's a failure, asks Noli Dinkovski
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Around the Papers 22/1/09
Court hears of peanut vengeance; row over US tax on Roquefort; delicious, delicious frogs on edge of oblivion
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Targeting fat towns
Nine English towns are each to receive a share of a £30m pot as part of the Government’s assault on obesity. Sarah Butler asks just how worthwhile the venture is
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Cavendish takes hold of tobacco control debate
Dr Will Cavendish, director of health and wellbeing at the Department of Health, is set to take over the Government's tobacco policy from Monday. Cavendish - whose remit already includes obesity and alcohol, nutrition and food labelling -...
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Cadbury's Olympic deal slips past the anti-obesity police
A confectionery company sponsoring the Olympics? Surely that would be met with a chorus of disapproval. Joanne Grew and Nick Hughes ask why the silence has been so deafening
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Saturday Essay: We must address the 'obesity time bomb'
The food and drinks industry is crucial to the Government's pledge to make Britain's kids healthier, argues Dawn Primarolo
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Liquid Smoking: one way to beat the ban
A soft drink that claims to provide the same ‘stress relief’ as a cigarette is targeting the UK to cash in on the smoking ban. Liquid Smoking, introduced in the Netherlands earlier this year, contains an African herbal extract that provides “a...
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Tobacco display ban call comes under fire from industry
The tobacco industry has slammed an Action on Smoking and Health report endorsing bans on tobacco displays and branding and reiterated its warning that display bans in shops would boost illegal trade. Published a week after graphic warnings...
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Young heed advice and eat more apples
Children and young adults are eating significantly more apples than they were a year ago, as government schemes to tackle obesity appear to be paying off. Young adults aged 17-24, who are among the lowest consumers of produce, have increased their...
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Kids have lost touch with cooking, says Balls
School pupils should be taught how to cook classic meals such as spaghetti Bolognese and shepherd’s pie to help tackle rising obesity levels, schools secretary Ed Balls said yesterday.
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Display ban won’t cut smoker levels says ACS
The expected benefits of the government’s proposed tobacco display ban have been grossly exaggerated, the Association of Convenience Stores is claiming. The government has set out health benefits worth £1.1bn based on reduced smoking prevalence...
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Brakes plays it cool over its debt levels
Brakes plays it cool over its debt levels: Convenience stores in deprived areas of England and Wales will be given help to sell more fruit and vegetables in a bid to stem the rising tide of obesity. In a joint initiative between the Department of Health and the Association of ...
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What the papers said: Week of 19 July 2008
Despite rising levels of obesity, consumers think they are getting thinner, according to The Independent. Fifty-three per cent of UK citizens are overweight, a study has indicated – up from 43% in 1999. However, only 75% correctly identified...
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What the papers said
?Almost a quarter of a million smokers kicked the habit in the months before and after the introduction of the smoking ban last July, the Daily Mirror reported. The figure represents a 22% increase on the equivalent period in the...