All Ultra-processed foods (UPF) articles – Page 6
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Processed meat cancer claims blasted by trade
Meat producers have hit back at the World Cancer Research Fund for "misleading" consumers with allegations that processed and red meat cause bowel cancer. National headlines this week have suggested that products such as bacon and...
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Processed onions head for big time
The Moulton Bulb Company has set its sights on supplying processed onion to major multiples. It has just refurbished a 1350 sq m plant in Lincolnshire to cut and pack onions and is already supplying 15 tonnes a week to Waitrose and the...
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Call to use British Lion Quality eggs in UK processed products
Consumers are unaware that some food manufacturing and catering companies use imported eggs in traditionally British foods, according to the British Egg Products Association.BEPA said research showed 80% of consumers felt that using British...
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Salt levels in processed food under scrutiny
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has called on the food industry to reduce the level of salt in processed foods.The call follows a new report by the SACN which concluded that the evidence between salt intake and blood pressure...
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Foot & mouth crisis week 2: processed foods
Manufacturers warn of higher prices Manufacturers are warning that the price of processed foods will inevitably rise the longer they have to source raw materials from overseas. Ian Blackburn, chief executive of Perkins Foods, said the higher...
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Multiples: Processed food out of favour and natural is in
More than half of British consumers are "concerned" at the number of ingredients in processed foods, an exclusive survey conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres for The Grocer, has revealed. And more than six out of 10 (64%) Britons look for convenience...