Health news – Page 115
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NewsElla's Kitchen's vending machine for babies
Children quickly learn how to push their parents’ buttons - so using a vending machine should be easy for them.
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NewsCampylobacter risk could be slashed by new packaging invention
Food poisoning cases caused by bacteria carried on poultry packaging could be slashed following the invention of…
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NewsMartin McColl gets money back from OFT 'cartel' fine
Martin McColl has been repaid the £2.6m it was fined by the Office of Fair Trading for its alleged involvement in a tobacco…
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NewsTobacco giants set for plain pack legal battle
The UK’s leading tobacco companies will launch legal action against the government if it goes ahead with plans to force…
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NewsStevia juice drinks first from Del Monte
Del Monte is the latest soft drinks brand to use natural sweetener stevia in its NPD.
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NewsPlain packaging petition sent to Department of Health
Almost a quarter of a million people have signed a petition demanding the government drops plans to force…
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NewsSporty salve from Bakewell Soap Company
The Bakewell Soap Company is tapping into the summer of sport with an after-exercise salve.
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NewsBanned from crisps at home, men eat 41% more out
Men are tucking into more bags of crisps and bars of chocolate - despite efforts by their other halves to curb snacking.
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NewsLow salt NPD stalls as suppliers get 'cold feet' on further reductions
The brakes have been slammed on the development of new products making health claims about salt…
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NewsDioxin problem still blights German eggs
Germany’s problem with dioxins in eggs has shown no signs of going away, with news that another farm has tested positive for contamination.
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NewsPlayers blast Health Lottery move to cut prizes
The Health Lottery has defended the reduction of its prize payouts for players who match three or four balls.
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News'Cow pats' extend Mu range
Adams Foods is extending Mu - its exclusive-to-Tesco Cheddar brand - into cheese snacks…
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NewsSainsbury's to present health label evidence
Sainsbury’s is to present evidence to the government that front-of-pack traffic light labelling leads to a dramatic consumer shift…
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NewsThe Klever cakes that claim to burn calories
Could eating indulgent Italian patisserie really help to burn calories?
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NewsFood companies 'hitting the wall' on salt
The government has been urged to scrap industry targets for salt reduction, after scientists warned they risked ruining the taste of products from bacon to Cheddar.
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NewsNo Deal: report predicts failures on salt reduction
The problems faced by companies trying to reduce levels of salt in food have been laid bare in a government report that reveals many are set to spectacularly miss their targets this year.
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NewsBlossom Hill enters lower-alcohol wine
Blossom Hill is entering the lower alcohol segment with a 5.5% abv wine-based drink.
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NewsWaitrose drops spirits to stop 'pre-loading'
Waitrose is to stop selling 35cl bottles of branded and own label vodka and gin in its c-stores in a bid to combat so-called ‘pre-loading’.
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NewsJTI takes aim at ‘flawed’ dialogue on plain packaging
Tobacco giant JTI has launched a campaign against government proposals to move tobacco into plain packaging, branding the consultation process “fundamentally flawed”.
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New broccoli 'slows down cancer growth'
A new type of broccoli that its growers claim could help slow the spread of cancer is being rolled out to the multiples…