Health news – Page 2
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Campaigners hail Labour plans to ban energy drinks to under 16s
Sales of drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre would be restricted under Labour’s proposals
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Conservatives pledge retail crime clampdown and online rates rise
A Conservative win in the general election next month will also result in a year’s national service becoming compulsory for 18-year-olds
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Biotiful Gut Health launches range of dessert-inspired kefir drinks
The Delightful Kefir Drinks range includes three SKUs: Banoffee Pie, Caramelised Biscuit and Lemon Drizzle
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Labour to ban energy drinks sales to under 16s
The Labour leader will say energy drinks, often packed with high levels of caffeine, are harming children’s health as well as their education
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Müller Light relaunches with new formulation and supporting campaign
The product has been reformulated to include added vitamin B4 and Vitamin D, and a thicker texture
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Lib Dems pledge to scrap business rates and establish recommended genuine living wage
The plans are among a raft of promises in the party’s general election manifesto, published today
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Labour manifesto to include clampdown on ultra-processed food and takeaways
Supermarket bosses have been calling on the next government to focus their public health action on the fast food sector
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UKHSA investigating food items linked to e.coli outbreak
Based on the wide geographic spread of cases, the agency said it was most likely that the outbreak was linked to a nationally distributed food item or multiple food items
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Huel and Little Moons among brands delisted by Planet Organic
Both products ‘no longer’ conform with Planet’s ‘organic and healthy’ product standards, founder Renée Elliott said
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Food businesses urged to fight back against UPF ‘demonisation’
A group of trade bodies told The Grocer the controversy over ultra-processed foods had been allowed to become such a “one-sided debate”
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Food industry has ‘got away with murder’ on UPFs claims Lords’ inquiry chair
Baroness Joan Walmsley said she believed the evidence was clear that ultra processed and HFSS foods had contributed to childhood obesity
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Tesco laser etches avocado labels to help the environment
The high-powered lasers remove a minute section of the top layer of avocado skin, etching size information on the fruit as directed by a computer program
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Hostility to UPFs in parliament growing amid ‘deafening’ industry silence
A white paper published by marketing and PR agency SPQR includes a forensic breakdown of all mentions of UPF in the current parliament
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Gym-goers ready meal delivery service rebrands to broaden appeal
Lions Prep – which has delivered more than seven million meals since its launch in 2016 – has changed its name to Frive
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Labour ready to revive Henry Dimbleby’s plans for wave of HFSS taxes
“I think there is a real prospect that a Labour government will revisit the sugar tax,” said one top industry source
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Thousands of firms facing legal action over missing packaging data as deadline looms
The Grocer understands the deadline will not be extended again
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Online shoppers to be served eco-labels and sustainable product discounts in study
Products will be graded on their environmental impact, with recommendations shoppers swap out the worst offenders
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Danone invests €70m into medical nutrition capabilities
The majority of the investment will be spent on installing a new medical nutrition production line
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Shicken unveils first allergen-free plant-based meat recipe
The brand’s plant-based chicken has changed from a soy and wheat-based recipe to pea protein solely sourced from peas farmed in East Anglia
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FSA to use international approvals for lab grown meat
It plans to unveil a “sliding scale” of international agreement for the approval or regulated products