All Labelling articles – Page 46
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NewsEgg products traceability boosted by isotope testing
British Lion is introducing isotope testing to its code of practice for egg products…
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Category ReportFocus on Functional Food
Brands are enlisting superhero ingredients to boost functional credentials. Can superfoods deliver super sales?…
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NewsSugar targets 'could damage pledges on calorie reduction'
Food and drink industry leaders have appealed to the government to reject the clamour for new sugar reduction targets…
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NewsHarmful drinking agreement watered down following backlash
This week’s deal on measures to tackle harmful drinking was watered down after a backlash by smaller retailers…
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NewsCASH to 'name and shame' over salt reduction pledges
Consensus Action on Salt and Health has threatened to “name and shame” companies who refuse to sign up to new targets…
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Comment & OpinionSugar debate must recognise personal responsibility
When the government announced a cull of quangos in 2010, one of the 192 bodies on its hit list was SACN…
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NewsIndustry and government agree measures on problem drinking
Drinks companies and retailers today revealed a package of measures to tackle alcohol misuse, after months of negotiation between the industry and the government.
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Comment & OpinionManuka honey claims backed by science
I enjoyed reading Simon Creasey’s article on the New Zealand manuka honey industry…
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Comment & OpinionSweet and sour manifesto
The rhetoric over added sugars in our diet has reached fever pitch on both sides of the Atlantic…
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Comment & OpinionMore action is needed on sugar
The SACN draft report on carbohydrates and health should be a wake-up call to the government, food industry and consumers…
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NewsAldi and The Co-op Group sign up to new DH salt pledge
Aldi and The Co-operative Group have become the first supermarkets to sign up to the latest DH targets on salt reduction…
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Analysis & FeaturesSACN and the war to crush sugar: 10 things you need to know
It’s not just fizzy drinks under fire. SACN and PHE are driving radical demands for slashing sugar across the board…
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Analysis & FeaturesBear snacks bridge gap between happy and healthy
It’s amazing what can come out of a cave. The founders of fruit snack brand Bear now have a multimillion pound business…
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Comment & OpinionSACN sugar bombshell must be dealt with collaboratively
Rarely can a report seven years in the making have lived up to the hype…
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NewsPublic Health England attacks fizzy drinks in anti-sugar war
Public Health England declared there was “no reason at all” consumers should drink fizzy drinks…
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NewsGovernment publishes draft regulation on plain tobacco packs
Industry views are being sought on draft regulation to introduce the plain packaging of tobacco products.
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NewsCut recommended sugar intake by half, says SACN report
The government has been urged to slash the recommended intake of sugar by half in a shock report that could spark a clampdown on fizzy drinks.
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NewsTax sugar and curb marketing of sweet products, say top scientists
Leading scientists have called on the government to launch a package of new measures to target the consumption of added-sugar soft drinks, biscuits, cakes and confectionery
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Comment & OpinionSugar Thursday
Traffic-light labelling appears to have fizzled out. Will we ever achieve a universal system?
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NewsCo-op to slash sugar from squashes and soft drinks
The Co-operative Food has pledged to remove almost 100 million teaspoons of sugar from its shelves by launching a ‘no added sugar’ High Juice squash range.