Health news
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NewsLidl calls for government to set plant-based sales targets
Amali Bunter, Lidl GB head of sourcing and ethical trade, said the supermarket wanted the government to ‘level the playing field’ by making other retailers follow its example of setting a plant-based protein sales target.
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NewsMicrosalt shares soar as it lifts sales forecasts
Unaudited sales for the AIM-listed business totalled $1.7m in the 10 months to 31 October and the board is confident of exceeding its original expectations of $2m in full-year revenues, Microsalt said in a trading update this morning
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NewsHealth targets will cost supermarkets ‘tens of millions’ Streeting warned
Retail leaders are urging ministers not to introduce mandatory targets until all major food companies are in a position to report comparable data
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NewsNesta backs supermarket-first strategy for mandatory health targets
Nesta claims that while extending targets to the biggest takeaways and restaurant chains would be viable in the future, they do not currently have the same advanced data monitoring systems as the UK’s biggest supermarkets
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News‘Bombshell’ papers reveal FSA experts’ doubts over review denying nitrites cancer link
Minutes from a closed session of the agency’s Committee on Toxicity reveal its members raised concerns over why animal studies were excluded from a review
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NewsHorsegate tsar brands FSA ‘pale imitation’ of safe regulator
In a position paper published today the pair say the conduct of the regulator risks ‘undermining public trust’ in its ability to protect food safety
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NewsSupermarkets and celeb chefs back new Bang in Some Beans campaign
It comes against a backdrop of figures showing just 4% of adults eat enough fibre and only 17% of adults eat their 5 a day
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NewsUK ‘not prepared’ for high-risk animal disease outbreaks, MPs warn
Focus on illneses such as bird flu and outdated working practices meant Defra and APHA were underprepared for high risk diseases, warned MPs
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NewsFSA rejects nitrites cancer claims after showdown talks over processed meats
Showdown talks between the FSA and the authors of a landmark WHO report ended in deadlock yesterday
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NewsCadbury discontinues HFSS-compliant Fruitier & Nuttier range after two years
Value sales of Cadbury Fruitier & Nuttier Trail Mix fell by 51.2% in 2024
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NewsCalls for higher-welfare labelling legislation increase with new study
A new study led by Professor Amitav Chakravarti, a leading marketing academic at the LSE, found 71% of customers would pay more if higher-rated meat was available in UK supermarkets
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NewsHalf of households sold out-of-date food by supermarkets, finds survey
The average adult in the UK bins groceries worth £17.90 a month – the equivalent of £214.27 every year, the poll found
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NewsChancellor has headroom in budget for ‘sin taxes’ on food industry, accountants say
No 11’s takings from so-called “sin taxes” has fallen dramatically by 35% over the past decade
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NewsTen years on, meat cancer link scientists accuse government of ‘dereliction of duty’
The experts claim more than 50,000 British people have suffered from bowel cancer because of the failure to act on warnings
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NewsFood poverty report calls for a ‘junk food’ tax to subsidise healthy diets
The proposal comes in a report today by the Food Foundation, which finds one in seven households with children are struggling to afford food
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NewsAldi introduces new logo to signpost healthier choices
Aldi’s Live Healthy logo launch comes after Lidl introduced a Live Well label in August
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NewsMarks & Spencer recalls Milk Chocolate Honeycomb over peanut risk
The retailer has urged shoppers who have a peanut allergy not to eat the product
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NewsTesco recalls Free From breadcrumbs that contain gluten
The product is a possible health risk for anyone with a gluten allergy
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NewsNutrition brand Zoe smashes crowdfunding target
The total raised has exceeded £3m, with more than 3,300 investors participating
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NewsSeafood unfairly singled out in microplastics debate, scientists say
Evidence has suggested that fish and shellfish are not the main source of human exposure to microplastics despite more than 70% of scientific and media coverage on microplastics in food focusing on seafood