Health news – Page 75
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Supermarkets 'will never agree' to collective action on HFSS
Supermarkets have said they will “never” agree to collective action to limit deals on sugary foods
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Stop all junk food adverts to under-16s, says FDF
The Food & Drink Federation has called for companies to stop all advertising of junk food to children under the age of 16
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PHE publishes long-awaited sugar report
The report calls for a sugar tax, among other key measures
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Shoppers don't trust healthy eating advice, Waitrose report finds
Consumers instead prefer to use their own judgment on what is and isn’t healthy, the Waitrose Food and Drink Report suggests
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Protein Pow website rolls out first protein cooking mixes
Online recipe site Protein Pow – which offers advice on using protein powders – has launched its first food products…
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Crackdown on supermarket promotions urged in fight against sugar
Public Health England told health select committee MPs promotions were heavily skewed towards unhealthy foods
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PHE report finds evidence in support of sugar tax
PHE CEO Duncan Selbie revealed this at a health select committee hearing on Monday (19 October)
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Public Health England CEO to face inquiry on sugar
House of Commons health committee expected to give PHE a rough ride over shelved report
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Mission Deli cuts fat further with new wrap
Mission Deli has replaced its reduced-fat wrap with a ‘Low Fat’ option and added a sweet chilli-flavour
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Supermarket chiefs seize the initiative in the war on sugar
Several of the UK’s leading supermarkets have called for talks with the government to draw up new targets on sugar reduction
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Nature's Way rolls out Alive! Soft Jells multi-vitamins
Nature’s Way UK has expanded its Alive! vitamins portfolio with a premium Soft Jells range…
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SACN experts adopt new conflict of interest rules
SACN committee experts adopt new rules on transparency
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Savoury biscuits boosted by health concerns
Savoury biscuits are growing ahead of their sweet counterparts
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Action on Sugar campaign calls for tax on diet fizzy drinks
Health campaigners call for a sugar tax to cover even diet drinks
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IGD unveils 'Healthy Eating' anti-obesity industry drive
IGD launches ambitious new three-pronged Healthy Eating strategy
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IGD debate highlights the obesity elephant
The Healthy Eating strategy may be rather unspectacularly titled, but it’s grandiose in aims
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Major anti-obesity drive launched by food industry
IGD chief executive Joanne Denney-Finch said the health debate had reached “the tipping point”
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Shake-up of rules for food & drink advertising to children planned by CAP
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has launched what it said would be a far-ranging review of the self-regulatory system
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Health lobby heat 'may force quick sugar fix from government'
Health lobby pressure against sugar “could scupper the chances of voluntary industry reformulation”
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Local labelling must be stepped up says Defra's Liz Truss
It comes after a YouGov survey found consumers see local food as a top priority