Health news – Page 110
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NewsSugar crisis blamed on The Great British Bake Off
The popularity of TV show The Great British Bake Off has been blamed for contributing towards the sugar crisis…
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NewsResponsibility Deal crunch talks held by DH minister Ellison
The government held talks with the food industry this week in a bid to breathe life into its troubled Responsibility Deal…
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NewsCoca-Cola sees the light with hybrid front-of-pack label u-turn
Coca-Cola is throwing its weight behind the Department of Health’s front-of-pack traffic light labelling system….
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NewsHeinz slashes ketchup sugar by 50% with stevia line
Heinz is launching a version of its ketchup that contains stevia, enabling it to slash sugar by 50%
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NewsSugar intake from soft drinks decreases 1.7% in four years
Figures compiled for The Grocer show a sharp decrease in the contribution soft drinks are making to sugar consumption in the UK.
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NewsE-cigs should be banned indoors, says WHO in tough new report
The burgeoning e-cigarette market faces a powerful new challenge from the World Health Organisation, which today called for tough measures including banning the use of e-cig indoors.
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NewsTesco to brainstorm health strategies for web in hackathon
Tesco is set to bring together 100 web developers, marketers, designers and entrepreneurs for a 48-hour “hackathon”…
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NewsArtificial sweeteners: consumer suspicion on the rise
Consumer attitudes towards artificial sweeteners are hardening – despite the current anti-sugar campaign…
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NewsNicorette has a fit of the vapers as ad slams e-cigarettes
E-cigarette makers angered by Nicorette ‘don’t vape’ ad campaign…
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NewsPfizer brings Emergen-C healthcare supplement to Tesco
A Californian vitamin brand worth over $170m in the US has made its European debut in the UK.
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NewsUSN sports nutrition products return to Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett has resolved a trading dispute with USN and is relisting the brand in a major refresh of its sports nutr…
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NewsMajor salmonella outbreak hits UK
A national outbreak of salmonella that has so far affected 156 people may have come from a single source, Public Health England has said.
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NewsExcess salt consumption linked to 1.65 million deaths worldwide
Consuming more than 2 grams of salt a day is a major contributing factor to more than 1.65 million deaths from heart disease every year, new research has suggested.
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NewsJuiceburst readies ‘schools approved’ soft drinks range
Juiceburst has announced the launch of a “schools approved” range of soft drinks ahead of upcoming government legislation.
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NewsE-cigarette ad banned for ‘Love your lungs’ strapline
An advert for an e-cigarette that encouraged consumer to “Love your lungs” has been banned by advertising watchdogs.
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NewsCreative Nature secures Tesco listing for cacao products
A health food brand that went on sale in Tesco stores as part of a food fair has secured a listing in 240 stores.
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NewsDrinks trade hits back at call for on-pack health warnings
Alcohol misuse was unlikely to be reduced by “heavy-handed” health warnings on drinks, claim drinks industry insiders.
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NewsVegesentials gains listing in 100 Tesco stores
Soft drinks brand Vegesentials has secured a listing in 100 Tesco stores.
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NewsO2 Academies to sell Blu e-cigs and allow gig vaping
The owner of UK concert venues such as the Shepherd’s Bush Empire and Brixton Academy is to officially allow vaping…
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NewsPlain tobacco packs consultation: health groups and traders respond
The government’s consultation on draft regulations for plain tobacco packs closes today. Here’s what traders and health groups had to say.