All Health articles
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NewsAd ban guidance published as row over HFSS brands continues
A third set of official guidance on the HFSS ad ban has been published by the Committee of Advertising Practice
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NewsHolland & Barrett expands Randox Health concessions to ‘transform’ access to high street diagnostics
As well as adding more in-store clinics, H&B and Randox will pool resources to launch a new yet-to-be-specified proposition for customers
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NewsUK to launch ‘world-first’ mandatory health reporting consultation
Ministers are working with the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the ‘world first’ mandatory reporting proposals for healthy food
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NewsFood industry warns of ‘carnage’ ahead of new HFSS definition change
Under Wes Streeting’s 10-year NHS plan the government is to revive a 2018 review of the Nutrient Profiling Model, which had been put on ice by the previous Tory government
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NewsOrganic food could deliver huge health and economic returns, charity says
The charity said low-income households could generate £8.78 in social value for every £1 of public investment if connected to produce from small to medium-sized farms
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Analysis & FeaturesReview of the Year 2025: Edgelords and premature evacuations
The Grocer’s 2025 Review of the Year dives into the biggest stories to splash across our pages this year. From PR shockers to villains, u-turns, scandals and more, stay tuned throughout December
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Category ReportHow on-the-go is getting healthier: trends in food on the go 2025
Food to go is going on a health kick as operators diversify their offers with more salads, sushi and wraps. Where does this activity leave traditional grab ‘n’ go items?
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NewsSDIL: ‘Lactose allowance’ is ‘unfair’ to plant-based businesses, sector claims
The government this week announced that the sugar tax would now include milk-based and milk substitute drinks
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NewsSupermarket food safety shake-up given shock go-ahead
Food safety campaigners and local authorities have raised concerns about supermarkets being allowed to ‘police themselves’
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Comment & OpinionThe healthy food standard is our best bet to tackle obesity
The government’s healthy food standard would introduce mandatory data reporting and health targets across the food industry, says Lauren Bowes Byatt, deputy director at Nesta
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NewsMajor soft drinks brands duck sugar levy extension in compromise deal
Under the compromise proposals, plans to toughen the threshold of the tax to include drinks with more than 4g of sugar per 100ml have been amended to 4.5g
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NewsDairy industry welcomes ‘lactose allowance’ in sugar tax change
The government has today announced that the sugar tax will now include milk-based and milk substitute drinks
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NewsSoft Drinks Industry Levy to be expanded and threshold lowered
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy was widely credited with slashing sugar in soft drinks
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Will Havercroft, brand & national account manager, Bio&Me
‘When you care about the impact your brand has, that passion really shines through in your work’
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NewsMcVitie’s trademark activity points to non-HFSS savoury innovation
Owner Pladis has applied to register ‘McVitie’s Grain Joy’ as a trademark
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NewsAntibiotic use in animals for food down by over 50% since 2014
Sales of veterinary antibiotics for use in food-producing animals decreased by 2% since 2023 and 57% since 2014, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate said in its latest report
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Comment & OpinionInside Track: good intentions won’t save the UK food system
If British manufacturers and retailers desert traditional farmers for the most intensive industrial production, it will have significant consequences for our food security, our farming community, and our health and environmental goals, says an anonymous member of the industry insider group Inside Track
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Comment & OpinionHow is Big Food responding to the threat of GLP-1 drugs?
GLP-1 drugs could shrink global food volumes and rewrite the rules on how we eat, manufacture and market food, says Amir Mousavi, founder and food consultant at Good Food Studio
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NewsFruit and mint flavours dominate vape sales
Fruit flavours have accounted for 30.4% of vape sales since June’s disposable vape ban, followed by fruit and mint fusion and mint flavours
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NewsMajor scientific study calls for global action on UPFs
Papers published in The Lancet on Wednesday called for a ‘co-ordinated global response’ to protect policymaking from industry interference