Health news – Page 117
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NewsFood labelling powers should go back to FSA, Elliott says
The responsibility for policy on compositional labelling should revert from Defra to the Food Standards Agency, Prof Elliott’s review has recommended.
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NewsAspartame poses no health risks, says EFSA
The artificial sweetener aspartame poses no health risks at currently approved consumption levels, according to a report by the European Union’s food safety watchdog released today.
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NewsEast of England Co-op cans sales of super-strength beers and cider
All East of England Co-operative Society stores will stop selling cheap, super-strength beers and ciders from 16 December following a successful trial.
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NewsReport recommends global rollout for DH salt cut strategy
Efforts by food and drink companies to slash salt in food are helping to save 9,000 lives a year says The Lancet…
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NewsNew alcohol policy model slammed as ‘unworkable’
Local authorities and NHS bodies have been accused of trying to bring in minimum unit pricing by stealth.
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NewsFood companies queuing up to show revived GI logo
Low glycaemic index labels are set to make a comeback in the UK after scientists found a way round a European ban…
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NewsAlpro nut drink relocation alarms nut allergy sufferers
Alpro has sparked consumer concerns after adding a ‘may contain nuts’ warning to its soya, rice and oat lines…
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NewsPlain packs review prompts accusations of 'political games'
The government has been accused of playing politics with tobacco control legislation…
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NewsPlain tobacco packaging will 'put burden on retailers'
The government’s decision today to open a new review into plain packaging for tobacco has been met with dismay by retail groups, amid claims it will put added burdens on small retailers.
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NewsPlain cigarette packs back on the agenda in new review
The government has announced an independent review of tobacco packaging today, just four months after shelving its plans claiming it needed time to assess the impact of plain packs in Australia.
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NewsEU shoppers face €1bn bill for label shake-up
EU consumers could face an annual bill of €1.1bn when new EU country-of-origin labelling rules on meat come in next year…
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NewsDH scraps plans for tougher salt reduction targets
The government has scrapped plans for tougher salt reduction targets for many products.
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NewsKestrel Foods' Acti-Snack targets fitness fans
Dried fruit and nut supplier Kestrel Foods is targeting keep-fit fans with its new Acti-Snack range…
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NewsBaroness Floella Benjamin made chair of obesity group
A new parliamentary group on childhood obesity is to appoint Baroness Floella Benjamin of Beckenham as its chairwoman…
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NewsPremier Foods strikes product development deal with AAK
Sharwood’s and Loyd Grossman brand owner Premier Foods has secured a product development agreement with oils and fats producer Aarhus Karlshamn (AAK UK).
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NewsMontgomery Natural Spring Water launches vitamin water Aquavit
Montgomery Natural Spring Water launched its first vitamin water amid plans to double the size of the £12m operation…
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NewsIceland boss Walker says healthy eating is not his responsibility
Iceland does not have a duty to promote healthy eating, according to its CEO Malcolm Walker.
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NewsHorsemeat found in canned beef sold at TJ Morris stores
Horse DNA has been detected in a batch of canned beef supplied to Home Bargains and Quality Save stores in the UK, according to the Food Standards Agency.
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NewsEllison confirms guilt lanes back on the Responsibility Deal agenda
The Department of Health has denied making a U-turn on ‘guilt lanes’ at supermarket checkouts, as new public health minister Jane Ellison confirmed they were back on the government agenda.
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NewsSatfat pledges defended as a ‘step forward’
The government has defended its Responsibility Deal, after a leading health body said pledges by food producers to cut satfats in their products were “a drop in the ocean”.