All Labelling articles – Page 18
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News
Department of Health mounts low-alcohol drinks consultation
Low and non-alcoholic booze brands could be forced to rethink their packaging
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Kellogg’s doubles vitamin D to 50% RDA in breakfast cereals
The move came in response to one in five people in the UK being deficient in vitamin D, according to Kellogg’s
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Co-op to switch all fresh pork sourcing to outdoor-bred pigs
The move, described as a first for a UK-wide supermarket, taps into growing interest in animal welfare among consumers
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Flavoured water a hit as Brits down extra 33 million litres
Value sales of plain water were up 5.1% in still and 7.7% in sparkling to a total of £299.1m
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Comment and Opinion
Unhealthy food: time to get drastic on reformulation
Governments around the world are waking up to the time-bomb of obesity
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Comment and Opinion
Industry and campaigners reach a crossroads over food labelling
Campaigners want meat and dairy labelling that could carry wording on methods of production similar to what is found on packs of eggs
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News
Welfare groups ramp up pressure for method of production labelling
The Labelling Matters coalition gearing up for a major campaign calling for labelling on all meat and dairy prodeucts in the ‘near future’
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Waitrose and Iceland have saltiest loaves, says WASH
An international survey by WASH revealed this week that the average salt content of white and wholemeal breads from the UK was 0.93g per 100g
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HMRC to create new duty category for ‘heat not burn’ products
Heated tobacco products are currently assessed by the taxman on a case-by-case basis to determine the appropriate liability for duty
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Comment and Opinion
We all pay the price of too many calories
This week, the food industry was challenged to reduce calories in popular products by 20% by 2024
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Analysis and Features
How will supermarkets enforce the under-16 energy drinks ban?
Waitrose, Aldi, Co-op, Tesco and Morrisons plan to exercise their Challenge 25 policies, currently used for alcohol sales
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Comment and Opinion
Babies deserve better options - such as HPP foods
Walk down the petfood aisle in some UK supermarkets, and you will find a fridge for chilled products
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Comment and Opinion
As a nation, we need to diet. But will PHE's bitter pill work?
Instead of pile-it-high sell it cheap, retailers must somehow sell less, waste less and charge more
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News
San Pellegrino soft drinks to get 40% sugar reduction
The reduction, using stevia to maintain sweetness, will see the sugar in San Pellegrino’s lemon variant fall from 8.9g per 100ml to about 5.3g
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HFSS food ads mean teens eating 18,000 extra calories a year
Exposure to junk food ads can lead to youngsters eating almost 340 extra calories per week, says Cancer Research UK
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Starbucks gets behind PHE's calorie campaign
Starbucks will also introduce the PHE’s One You campaign focused menu board
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Mars abandons front-of-pack labelling system campaign
Confectionery giant said the new plans “lacked credibility”..
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Comment and Opinion
Food industry faces mammoth reformulation task – but calorie focus represents a win
Already thoughts will be turning to just how companies can react to such a sweeping call for calorie reduction, even though the specific sector targets won’t be set until the middle of next year
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News
PHE issues wide-ranging calorie cut targets in new crackdown
Products hit by the proposals include pizzas, ready meals, sandwiches and crisps…
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Comment and Opinion
We all need to wise up on treats
All of society needs to work together to effectively address this challenge