Health insight and analysis – Page 75
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Comment & OpinionFDF publishes advice on new EU labelling rules
A checklist to help manufacturers adapt to new EU labelling rules has been published by the Food & Drink Federation (FDF).
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Comment & OpinionThe big fat problem facing food & drink manufacturers
the level of obesity in the UK over the past three decades has more than trebled…
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Analysis & FeaturesFood Information Regulations: are you ready for new EU rules?
Crazy-long hours have become a way of life for Rob Tarrant and his team at Brandbank…
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Comment & OpinionObesity: Big Food should act to help solve crisis
Occasionally you encounter a contribution to a contentious topic which makes you stop and think…
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Comment & OpinionDietary guidelines: Big Business vs Big Science
New dietary guidelines for Americans are due next year. Revised every five years, they’re outcomes of a long process…
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Comment & OpinionCollaboration needed in food and drink's health drive
All the talk about nudging, not nannying, in the food and drink business has made me stop and think this week…
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Comment & OpinionScaremongering sugar debate does not help children
I write in response to a report on sugar (‘Action on Sugar claims a quarter of kids’ juice drinks have as much sugar as Co…
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes the food & drink industry need a firmer hand?
Former health secretary Andrew Lansley had a phrase to describe the government’s approach to the food and drink industry:…
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Comment & OpinionThe egoism of 'diet or die' health reports
Here we go again with yet another ‘diet or die’ report, this time from 2020 Health…
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Comment & OpinionDIY testing won’t solve food fraud
Can food authenticity testing do DIY? A French start-up selling a ‘halal food testing kit’ targeted at Muslim consumers certainly believes so
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Comment & OpinionTraffic light labels: we should support the UK's scheme
The recent decision by the European Commission to launch infraction proceedings against the UK…
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Comment & OpinionWe need new cultural advice on food, says Tim Lang
Next month, the UN hosts the second International Conference on Nutrition in Rome…
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Comment & OpinionPortman Group's increased interference is unacceptable
I have written before of my concerns that initiatives introduced by local authorities…
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Comment & OpinionShould the Responsibility Deal become law?
A report this week by think tank 2020health called for a radical new approach to tackle obesity
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Comment & OpinionMore needs to be done to make the most of the protein trend
Once dominated by macho-looking black and silver sports nutrition jars…
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My Alternative CVCliff Moss, Healthy Food Brands, on Jaguars and The Archies
At the age of 15 I was cleaning aeroplanes part-time at a local flying club…
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Category ReportFocus on Confectionery: the war on sugar
War has been declared on sugar. Just last month new research found that sugar, not salt, causes high blood pressure…
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Comment & OpinionDoes Coke Life make Coca-Cola big, bad and stupid?
Has the obesity and sugar debate turned Coca-Cola into the company we all love to hate? asks Karen Connell.
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Category ReportFocus on Sports Nutrition
Sports nutrition has explosive potential, especially in impulse and convenience. Will retailers give it the space it needs?
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Comment & OpinionCoke Life and the new 'third way' for sweetness
So finally they get it. Coca-Cola, Lucozade and a host of others are launching half-sugar versions of their classic drinks…