Health news – Page 33
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NewsHalal meats brand Najma aims for top spot with NPD and rebrand
The brand will launch five new products into Asda next month. It follows a glut of NPD and a packaging redesign in recent months
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NewsProper adds first non-HFSS popcorn
Each serving weighed in at 134 calories, providing a ’healthier alternative for the big night in’, said Proper
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NewsBoots rolling out packaging recycling scheme to an additional 650 stores
The scheme rewards customers for returning ‘hard-to-recycle’ packaging such as toothpaste tubes and make-up palettes
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NewsCMA warns retailers and suppliers over misleading green marketing
The new guidelines contain six main principles that build on existing consumer law and cover green claims made both in-store and on labelling
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NewsSuperdrug confirms 19 stores will offer NHS Covid booster jabs
Those eligible for the booster jab will be contacted by the NHS
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NewsLeon launches ‘plant-rich’ soups and salads range into Sainsbury’s
The six-strong product range was ’perfect for convenient, plant-rich, work from home meals’, said Leon
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NewsPlant-based nitrites replacement may cut link between red meat and cancer
The Phytome project used a mixture of botanicals to develop nitrite-free cooked and dry cured red meats
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NewsMcCain-backed vegan dips and sauces brand Simple Root makes debut
The range had been developed in collaboration with McCain Foods and Pilot Lite Capital using an ‘innovative technology’, which gave root vegetables a ‘creamy taste and texture’, said McCain
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NewsGenie Drinks mounts challenge to soft drinks giants with first TV ad
The ad has launched as part of Sky’s SME Support campaign, a £1m fund that aims to help businesses recover from the effects of the pandemic
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NewsHeineken ditches Amstel 66 low-calorie lager
Heineken launched the 3% abv beer, which drew its name from the fact one bottle contained 66 calories, in March 2020
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NewsBoots to offer Covid booster jabs alongside ‘biggest ever’ winter flu jab programme
Winter flu jab bookings have inreased 67% compared with last year, accoridng to the health and pharmacy retailer
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NewsFul brings ‘climate active’ blue spirulina soft drinks to the UK
The microalgae Ful uses to make its drinks absorb up to two times their weight in carbon
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NewsFarming industry on verge of mental health crisis, senior figures warn
According to the BGA & NFU, the accumulation of post-Brexit and Covid-19-related pressures has damaged farmers’ health and wellbeing
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NewsFDF signs raft of food & drink players up to Action on Fibre initiative
Backed by General Mills, Premier Foods, Nestlé, Pladis and more, the initiative would make high-fibre diets ‘more appealing, normal and easy for the population’, said the FDF
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NewsJohn West unveils fortified canned fish trio in bid to build health credentials
The ambient tuna steak NPD launched into Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Ocado on 8 September
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NewsDolmio adds vegetable pasta sauces
Each sauce provided consumers with two of their 5 a day per serving, said Dolmio
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NewsYakult rockets on to TV screens through £2m marketing drive
The gut health brand has launched the advertising drive to celebrate 25 years since it launched in the UK and Ireland
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NewsAHDB meat & dairy marketing campaign returns after ASA rejects complaints
Complaints by pro-vegan groups and animal welfare charities about the We Eat Balanced campaign were not upheld by the ASA in a ruling last month
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NewsDrinkWell launches low-calorie wine club delivery service
The curated subscription package would offer “great-tasting, premium wines from around the world”, said the retailer
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NewsNestlé adds RTD format to its Milo chocolate malt drink brand
The drink, which is typically sold in a powdered format for consumers to mix with milk or water, will soon be available to buy in pre-mixed cans