Health insight and analysis – Page 84
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Analysis & FeaturesLabels? What labels? 29% of shoppers ignore them all
New research reveals that almost 30% of shoppers don’t look at labels when buying food and drink.
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Comment & Opinion
The nutritional advantage of Belvita Breakfast biscuits
Sir: I was disappointed to read about the claim that the positioning of breakfast biscuits is misleading,…
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Comment & OpinionZero Noodles make a killing at Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett sold out of its entire supply of 10-calorie-per-pack Zero Noodles last week….
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The Saturday Essay: why plain packaging lacks all sense
Plain packaging could put me, and many others like me, out of business….
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Comment & Opinion
Tim Lang: the five sustainability options
Slowly, the penny is dropping that future food security requires a shift to sustainable diets….
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Comment & Opinion
Will manufacturers finally see (traffic) light over labelling?
Recent developments over front-of-pack nutrition labelling have been incredible….
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Comment & Opinion
Why this government is no friend to the food and drink industry
This government says it wants to be a friend to business. As it has repeatedly shown, it is no such thing….
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Comment & Opinion
Tobacco margins: who's fooling who?
Cigarettes and tobacco have always been an essential element of a convenience offering, often accounting for 40% or more of sales…
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Analysis & FeaturesTime for a new debate on food affordability
Poor households are making drastic cuts to food budgets. But notions of which foods are affordable are often wide of the mark.
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Comment & Opinion
Badgers, the CAP and CSI Sainsbury's
As learning curves go, the one facing new farming minsiter David Heath takes some beating.
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers: time to make sure you've got a plan P
Public health interest is growing in endocrine disrupters: chemicals that alter hormones and body functions…
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Comment & Opinion
Cancer study should give pause for thought
This week, we broke a story on thegrocer.co.uk about a highly controversial new French…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Roundup cancer link even bigger than GM angle?
A new study shows tiny doses of best-selling weedkiller Roundup raise the chances of cancer in rats.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's the deal now as the Responsibility man goes?
Does the departure of Andrew Lansley as secretary of state for health herald a return to zealous regulation by the government?
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Comment & Opinion
DH should claim nursery milk subsidy
Sir: With regards to your article (‘Proposed government Nursery Milk scheme changes could ‘save £364m”…
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Comment & OpinionMarmite: naughty but niacin
Marmite has been causing arguments round the breakfast table for decades but it might soon be part of the…
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Comment & Opinion
Why we need ministers
As the summer holidays end, Whitehall speculates about ministerial shuffles. Will this affect food?
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Comment & Opinion
The Hairy Bikers' eating adventure reveals inspiration for diet plan
It was a bit odd watching the Hairy Bikers complete their fat boys slim transformation in the Hairy Dieters…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs opposition to traffic lights coming to an abrupt halt?
With Tesco and now Aldi doing a u-turn at the traffic lights, has the time come for suppliers to abandon their opposition?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Dairymen 2012: Sports and milk
The Grocer speaks to sports experts about selling the white stuff…and commissions its own bottle design…