Public Health England abandons OOH sugar reduction citing 'lack of data'
The Grocer has learnt PHE has ditched the use of a “sales weighted average”
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Public Health England abandons OOH sugar reduction citing 'lack of data'
The Grocer has learnt PHE has ditched the use of a “sales weighted average”
AHDB slams 'misleading' meat advice from doctor group
The Plant-Based Health Professionals group is calling for a ban of processed meat in hospitals over cancer links
New EU origin rules will cost industry millions, warns BRC
Retailers and food manufacturers had ‘not grasped’ the urgency of strict new EU labelling regulations, the BRC said
Sainsbury's adds Crussh food to go lines to 61 stores
The rollout follows a trial of stocking the items from Crussh in 10 Sainsbury’s stores from July 2018
FSA to gather data on allergic reactions in pubs and cafés
The new FSA-led reporting mechanism would help it to ‘more quickly identify food businesses that may have served unsafe food’
Graze to halve sugar content across cereal bar portfolio
The overhaul follows 18 months of development, which will see chicory root fibre used as an alternative to sugar
FSA warns of food hygiene rating scam in England & Wales
The FSA stressed it or local authorities would demand money for ratings
Suppliers 'would lose £700m a year' in HFSS deals crackdown
The figure is far above the government’s estimate of £175m a year
Meat Advisory Panel seeks to allay fears over meat cancer link
An Oxford University and Cancer Research study found the risk of bowel cancer rose 20% with each rasher of bacon eaten per day
Government urged to backpedal on HFSS promo ban proposals
Industry is calling on the government to cut the range of products covered by the proposed ban
Shoppers who stock up on deals 'more likely to be obese'
The study found shoppers whose baskets contained between 40% and 80% of foods on special offer were 54% more likely to be