Health news – Page 120
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call for action, not red herrings
from Lionel Stanbrook, director, Food Advertising Unit Sir; Obesity is of growing concern and the food industry agrees that it is an issue that needs to be tackled. However, the Saturday Essay by Annie Seeley of the Food Commission (15 February...
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Patching up the damage
Four million people will attempt to quit smoking on January 1 and many will turn to replacement therapy According to Quit, the charity founded to help smokers give up their habit, more and more people have turned to nicotine replacement products...
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Jewell and Bischoff will retire from BAT
Two top executives at British American Tobacco are to retire. They are operations director John Jewell and director of smoking tobacco and cigars Chris Bischoff. Bischoff will step down from his post at the end of February. His responsibilities...
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Quitters bring rich pickings
Allergy relief products and aids to stop smoking have really taken off Two markets are emerging as potential cash cows for grocery  nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and hayfever and allergy products. Now licensed GSL, NRT is enjoying...
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ADs body raps GSK
An advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint against GlaxoSmithKline for claiming that its NiQuitin CQ Lozenges could triple' the chances of quitting smoking. The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that GSK could not substantiate the claim,...
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The Fats Of Life
Grocers are being urged to help fight the rise in obesity. But to what extent is it their job? Helen Gregory reportsDo supermarkets welcome their portly customers with open arms  happy in the knowledge that they'll pile their trollies high Â...
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Bic could seriously damage tobacco sales
For all those retailers worried about the declining popularity of smoking, The Mirror may have flagged up the next big sales opportunity. It reported on an office worker who is undergoing hypnotism in an attempt to stop him munching through 50...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Fish
A passion for smoking Smoked fish offers the biggest opportunity for growth believes Scot Trout, a co-operative of 14 leading trout farmers which produces 90% of Scotland's trout output. Managing director Muir Hunter says the cooperative has seen...
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6pm deadline
The effective date for commencement of the cigarette pack date marking scheme is April 2001. Tobacco manufacturers and importers will be able to deliver unmarked cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco to the home market until 6pm on Budget Day 2001….