Health news – Page 31
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NewsRare incidence of human bird flu reported by UK HSA
The case comes as the number of egg-laying birds culled during the latest outbreak nears 1.8 million
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NewsAt least 1.7 million birds culled due to bird flu, according to egg body
The government’s chief vet put the number at 500,000 birds less than two weeks ago
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NewsMass testing for food industry staff reintroduced in race against Omicron
Food businesses told the government they are confident major disruption to Christmas supplies can be avoided
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NewsInvestors back Henry Dimbleby’s calls for mandatory reporting and junk food taxes
An open letter today demands ministers come up with a hard hitting series of proposals
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NewsHolland & Barrett branches out to in-home beauty treatments with Blow takeover
Holland & Barrett has expanded into on-demand at-home beauty services thanks to its acquisition of Blow
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NewsLily’s Kitchen launches Plant Power vegan range for dogs
The products would tap into ‘key trends such as meat-free Mondays’, said Lily’s Kitchen
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NewsKarmacist secures £700k to bring world’s first nutrigenomics wellness supplement to market
Supplements producer Karmacist has raised £700,000 in a pre-seed round backed by former John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield.
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NewsUK facing worst-ever bird flu outbreak, according to poultry sector
About half a million infected birds have already been culled, said chief vet Christine Middlemiss
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NewsSainsbury’s only supermarket geared up for HFSS ban, claims study
Supermarkets are running more than 4,000 online promotions for unhealthy food every week
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NewsMethod of production labelling: majority of shoppers in favour, survey reveals
New research by Compassion in World Farming revealed 68% of shoppers were in favour of labels that showed how an animal was reared
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NewsSustain launches new campaign to promote increase in UK food for public procurement
The food and farming alliance said current buying standards should be redesigned to emphasise the importance of quality over cost
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NewsLucky Saint to become official beer of Dry January
The alcohol-free brand has inked a deal with Alcohol Change UK to front the campaign
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NewsSupermarket vegetable initiative records major spike in sales
The Peas Please initiative involves retailers including Aldi, Co-op, Lidl, Sainsbury’s and Tesco
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NewsDiscounted fruit & veg drive healthier shopping habits, study shows
Research found reducing the price of fruit & veg for four weeks was key to increasing both the amount sold and the variety of purchases
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NewsNutrisure claims UK first with ‘superfoods’ range for over-50s
Called SuperAge, the brand would meet ’the daily health and wellbeing needs’ of older, affluent customers, said Nutrisure
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NewsPlant-based products blasted for ‘unnecessarily high’ levels of salt
Campaign group Action on Salt has called for manufacturers and government to act
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NewsNaturya enters new categories with 20-strong range of ‘superfood solutions’
’Superfoods’ are set to follow ‘the same growth trajectory’ as protein, the brand has claimed
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NewsHFSS promotions ban: supermarket leaders call for further delay
The implementation of the controversial HFSS promotions ban,has already been delayed until October 2022
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NewsChildren’s cereal Gogo Roos repositions itself as high-protein brand for adults
The brand’s founder Michéal Mac Curtain said the original cocoa cereal it launched in 2019 had not appealed to young children who had “gotten used to sugary cereal”
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NewsPortman Group rules against Fok Hing Gin for ‘offensive’ brand name
This was the first time a product’s name had been considered in terms of ‘offensive language’, said the watchdog