Health news – Page 6
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NewsJunk food ban: ad watchdog launches three-week consultation
The Committee of Advertising Practice has launched a consultation on its latest version of guidance
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NewsPetits Filous launches natural kids’ yoghurt in first for category
Described as ‘smooth, mild and creamy’, Petits Filous Natural + Calcium & Vitamin D rolled out in Morrisons this week
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NewsMighty Slice hires Fiona Fitzpatrick as business advisor as it launches in Morrisons
The new hire runs a consultancy and accelerator for food & drink startups, as well as hosting the Brand Growth Heroes podcast
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NewsNutrition brand Zoe launches ‘radically redesigned’ new app
Zoe’s new app features an AI tool that allows users to take a photo of any meal to ‘understand exactly what is in it – and its impact on your body’
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NewsBone broth challenger Freja appoints new MD to help drive growth
Freja has appointed a managing director to drive the next phase of retail growth at the bone broth challenger brand
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NewsAlpro partners with Zara Larsson to push fortification of core lineup
The collaboration comes as the plant-based giant fortifies part of its lineup with a blend of essential nutrients
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NewsBrands escape junk food watershed ban as ministers publish rowback on ad rules
Ministers have added additional sections to the legislation on ads for ‘less healthy food products’
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NewsTesco-backed ‘healthier’ cookie brand Jnck Bakery shuttered
Low-HFSS cookie company Jnck Bakery has entered liquidation after being delisted by Tesco, its major backer
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NewsMoma Foods bolsters range with five new oat SKUs
The oat drinks and cereals brand has unveiled four new oat drinks and a protein porridge to meet growing trends in taste, heath and premiumisation
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NewsMajor campaign launches to get Brits to eat more beans
The project comes with figures showing just 4% of adults eat enough fibre and only 17% of adults eat their 5 a day
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NewsWes Streeting says supermarkets will be ‘set free’ to decide how to meet new healthy food standard
Streeting said that under his plans for regulation under a new healthy food standard, retailers would be permitted to use promotions to achieve the greatest results on making baskets healthier
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NewsFood safety and hygiene enforcement on the brink amid manpower crisis
New figures reveal ‘dangerously low’ levels of manpower for food hygiene and safety inspections
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NewsSchool meals expansion ‘a chance for £600m farm boost’
A report claims the surge in demand from the schools sector could unlock huge investment in British farming
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NewsMomo Kombucha raises £2m in biggest funding round to date
The cash – raised from 24 angels, including Brixton Brewery co-founder Jez Galaun and Natoora founder Franco Fubini – is earmarked for a new fit out of the brewery at New Covent Garden Market to help the business scale faster
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NewsFood strategy blow as Defra leadership stripped by Starmer reshuffle
Environment secretary Steve Reed and farming minister Daniel Zeichner have been moved
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NewsBestway to make healthier choices ‘more accessible’ with Good Food Retail Network
The initiative has already attracted government interest as a practical model for driving change at store level
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NewsCook debuts carbon friendly lasagne to kick off major sustainability drive
Cook Foods has reformulated its bestselling Lasagne Al Forno, which now has a 27% smaller carbon footprint per portion to kick off the new programme, called Recipe for Change
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NewsTributes flood in for salt and sugar professor who took food industry to task
Professor Graham MacGregor died peacefully with his family around him on Monday.
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NewsLabour revives energy drinks ban ditched by Tories as ‘nanny state’
Health secretary Wes Streeting claimed the move could prevent obesity in up to 40,000 children
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NewsWaitrose launches Check Your Chicken campaign following BCC success
Starring Taskmaster star Alex Horne and his band, the social film comprises a comedy music video about checking the quality of an array of Waitrose chicken products