Health news – Page 12
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NewsCity snapshot: Vegan supplier This recalls product over e.coli fears
Vegan supplier This has become the third sandwich manufacturer to withdraw products due to possible contamination
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NewsGreencore among sandwich manufacturers recalling product linked to e.coli outbreak
Greencore is among the manufacturers making recalls of various sandwiches, wraps and salads as a precautionary measure
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NewsReplacing apprenticeship levy and a ‘genuine living wage’ among key Labour manifesto pledges
On pay, Labour will ‘make sure the minimum wage is a genuine living wage’, says the manifesto, by changing the remit of the Low Pay Commission to account for the cost of living
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NewsBEIC launches manifesto for stronger British egg industry
The BEIC’s key manifesto asks are organised in six key themes: international trade, environment, workforce, biosecurity, planning and public procurement
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NewsE.coli outbreak: link made to fresh produce as FSA updates guidance
The regulator this week updated guidance to remind consumers to wash fresh produce
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NewsCampaigners hail Labour plans to ban energy drinks to under 16s
Sales of drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre would be restricted under Labour’s proposals
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NewsConservatives pledge retail crime clampdown and online rates rise
A Conservative win in the general election next month will also result in a year’s national service becoming compulsory for 18-year-olds
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NewsBiotiful Gut Health launches range of dessert-inspired kefir drinks
The Delightful Kefir Drinks range includes three SKUs: Banoffee Pie, Caramelised Biscuit and Lemon Drizzle
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NewsLabour to ban energy drinks sales to under 16s
The Labour leader will say energy drinks, often packed with high levels of caffeine, are harming children’s health as well as their education
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NewsMüller Light relaunches with new formulation and supporting campaign
The product has been reformulated to include added vitamin B4 and Vitamin D, and a thicker texture
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NewsLib Dems pledge to scrap business rates and establish recommended genuine living wage
The plans are among a raft of promises in the party’s general election manifesto, published today
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NewsLabour manifesto to include clampdown on ultra-processed food and takeaways
Supermarket bosses have been calling on the next government to focus their public health action on the fast food sector
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NewsUKHSA investigating food items linked to e.coli outbreak
Based on the wide geographic spread of cases, the agency said it was most likely that the outbreak was linked to a nationally distributed food item or multiple food items
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NewsHuel and Little Moons among brands delisted by Planet Organic
Both products ‘no longer’ conform with Planet’s ‘organic and healthy’ product standards, founder Renée Elliott said
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NewsFood businesses urged to fight back against UPF ‘demonisation’
A group of trade bodies told The Grocer the controversy over ultra-processed foods had been allowed to become such a “one-sided debate”
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NewsFood industry has ‘got away with murder’ on UPFs claims Lords’ inquiry chair
Baroness Joan Walmsley said she believed the evidence was clear that ultra processed and HFSS foods had contributed to childhood obesity
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NewsTesco laser etches avocado labels to help the environment
The high-powered lasers remove a minute section of the top layer of avocado skin, etching size information on the fruit as directed by a computer program
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NewsHostility to UPFs in parliament growing amid ‘deafening’ industry silence
A white paper published by marketing and PR agency SPQR includes a forensic breakdown of all mentions of UPF in the current parliament
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NewsGym-goers ready meal delivery service rebrands to broaden appeal
Lions Prep – which has delivered more than seven million meals since its launch in 2016 – has changed its name to Frive
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NewsLabour ready to revive Henry Dimbleby’s plans for wave of HFSS taxes
“I think there is a real prospect that a Labour government will revisit the sugar tax,” said one top industry source