Health insight and analysis – Page 85
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Comment & Opinion
Say no to imported soya
Visionary farmers are trying to break Britain’s unhealthy reliance on imported soya for animal feed…
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Comment & Opinion
Finally, Tesco has seen the (traffic) light
There’s no doubt that our nation’s health is a matter of vital importance. After the magnificent spectacle of…
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Category ReportDownload the full results of our food hygiene survey
The Grocer analysed thousands of hygiene ratings by local authority food safety officers. You can download the full results here.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco's crossroads over traffic lights
There will have been a few red, amber and even green faces at Tesco HQ this week, the way the news…
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Analysis & FeaturesTomato prices bounce back after E.coli crisis
After last year’s deadly E.coli outbreak in Germany, demand for salad vegetables across the EU tumbled…
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Comment & Opinion
Kevin Hawkins: People don't do as they say
Most people don’t change their lifestyles or eating habits quickly. A few weeks ago…
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Interviews'Plain packs for tobacco is a step too far'
As the tobacco trade faces up to yet another battle, this time it’s different, says JTI boss Martin Southgate.
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Comment & Opinion
Eternal youth is wasted on the elderly
The more miserable we are, the longer we live. During the Great Depression, life expectancy…
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Comment & Opinion
The real Olympic legacy
Seven years in the planning and a few weeks in execution, the Olympics is a strange affair.
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Category ReportCanned food suppliers look to build health cred
Consumers are attracted to canned goods for a number of reasons - but it’s fair to say that health has not, traditionally, been one.
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Comment & Opinion
Sports drinks: the facts
We were disappointed by the views expressed in the BBC Panorama programme The Truth About…
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Comment & Opinion
Consumers need champions
In my time as retail controller of the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) I was a member of…
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Comment & Opinion
Educating the anti-salt lobby
As someone who has low, not high, blood pressure, I get a little irritated with health charities on a salt reduction crusade.
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Comment & Opinion
The one billion unit pledge
Last week I witnessed something quite unexpected. The Health Select Committee report on the…
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Analysis & FeaturesHitting the wall: what next in the race to reduce salt?
Food companies say they can’t cut salt levels any further. Health campaigners…
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Comment & Opinion
Sharp practice, dull shoppers
A few seconds and a bowlful of cookies were all it took to show how meaningless five-a-day claims are in isolation.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Olympic food trials
With 300,000 extra people a day expected during the Olympics, hygiene inspectors are working overtime to ensure food safety is spot on.
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Comment & Opinion
Time for brands to get sweet on diabetics
Diabetes is on the rise. Almost 60% of people tested at a recent health roadshow were found to be at risk of diabetes.
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Analysis & FeaturesUp in smoke: can indies save cig sales?
Booker claimed the introduction of the supermarket tobacco display ban would help yield a £1bn sales boost for smaller stores this year.
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