All HFSS articles
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NewsDeclan Rice creates limited-edition flavour of Müller Rice
The new product, the first limited-edition the brand has released in five years, is the latest milestone in the partnership with Rice, now in its third year.
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Comment & OpinionWill the government really scrap the junk food bogof ban?
What The Sun newspaper called the “bonkers ban on buy one get one free offers” was cast into the wilderness
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NewsHealth campaigners urge ministers to rethink plans to scrap junk food promotions ban
The Grocer yesterday revealed the government’s 10-year-plan for the NHS says ministers expect to repeal the regulations on promotions in prominent locations in store, as well as the ban on multibuys such as bogofs, even though the latter hasn’t yet come into force
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NewsJunk food promotions ban to be scrapped under new NHS 10-year plan
Both the already implemented ban on HFSS promotions and the clampdown on bogofs are now set to be axed under Labour’s new 10-year plan
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Comment & OpinionIs it time to tax junk food ads and focus on healthy eating?
Could taxing the ad budgets of junk food manufacturers and spending the money on ads for healthy eating ever work?
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Comment & OpinionCan supermarkets step up to solve the NHS health crisis?
Supermarkets will be legally required to take on the burden of responsibility for the state of the nation’s waistlines
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Comment & OpinionThe UK food industry must work together, for the health of our country
We need good food that is affordable, appealing and can grow our world-leading food industry, say health secretary Wes Streeting and environment secretary Steve Reed
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NewsSupermarkets ‘must push healthier food’ or risk fines, in new NHS obesity plan
The proposals are part of a partnership between government and industry to ease pressure on the NHS
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NewsYouth activists ‘silenced’ by industry as anti-junk food ads get blocked
JCDecaux and Global have both rejected Bite Back’s ‘#CommercialBreak’ campaign
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NewsScottish government backtracks on plans for draconian HFSS clampdown
Holyrood has rowed back on plans for a ban on all promotions of HFSS products, instead announcing it would mirror the promotions ban brought in under the last Westminster government
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NewsFDF swings behind mandatory health reporting in call for ‘bold’ action on obesity
Calls for the government to bring in mandatory reporting on health in its new Food Strategy have received a major breakthrough, with the FDF today backing the proposals
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Comment & OpinionFood is health. So how can retailers and brands do better?
Food is the stuff of life. It brings us together socially. It is the focus of celebration. Food is the centre of family, the basis of how we thrive. So the mythology of food goes. However, the food we eat also impacts our health and well-being adversely. ...
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Comment & OpinionHFSS ad laws could be the best thing to happen to food brands
HFSS legislation is a chance for brands to find more honest and creative ways to talk to people about their products, says Ed Hayes, chief strategy officer at Bloom
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NewsMajor UK supermarkets back Tesco’s call for mandatory health reporting
Almost all major UK supermarkets have backed Tesco in calling for the government to introduce mandatory reporting on the healthiness of products
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NewsFood companies slash sugar and salt by a third, reveals new report
The figures are revealed in a document from the FDF, shared exclusively with The Grocer.
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News‘Alarming and depressing’: campaign groups react to fall in 5-a-day consumption
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey showed less than a fifth of adults and less than one in 10 children aged 11 to 18 meet the 5-a-day recommendation
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NewsGovernment figures show massive slump in UK fruit and veg consumption
Damning new government figures show consumption of fruit and veg for households in the UK has fallen sharply
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the ultra-processed food narrative has splintered and why
In the absence of a single, agreed-upon definition of what constitutes a UPF, individual definitions, scoring systems and frameworks are emerging
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Analysis & FeaturesJunk food ad ban: does the industry at last have clarity on how the watershed will work?
The future of the HFSS ad clampdown, and the 9pm TV watershed that comes with it, took a new twist last month when it was delayed for a third time
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Comment & OpinionHenry Dimbleby: A maelstrom of disruption is coming – from AI to GLP-1s
This is not just about managing risk, it’s also the biggest opportunity in a generation, says Henry Dimbleby, author of the National Food Strategy and managing partner of Bramble Partners