Health news – Page 37
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NewsHealth groups step up calls for mandatory salt targets
250 medical experts have written to Boris Johnson urging the government to bring in mandatory salt reduction target
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NewsFood poverty crisis warning as food banks face surge in demand
The Trussell Trust.provided more than 2.1 million parcels to people facing food poverty between 1 April 2021 and 31 March this year
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NewsShareholders pile pressure on food giants for transparent health reporting
Unilever became the first major manufacturer to bow to the ShareAction campaign last month
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NewsDefra to lift mandatory housing measures for poultry as bird flu threat decreases
However, producers have warned they remain in a ‘bleak’ position due to low returns and soaring costs
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NewsDavid Beckham-backed CBD brand pulls ingestibles range
Cellular Goods has suspended sales of its ingestible CBD range after it failed to comply with Food Standards Agency rules
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NewsMr Kipling launches Deliciously Good non-HFSS cakes range
The cakes are the result of three years’ development and owner Premier Foods’ first full range of non-HFSS branded cakes
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NewsRobinsons adds vitamin-enhanced squash quartet Benefit Drops
The pocket-sized 66ml format was ‘ideal for shoppers on the move, adding great taste and additional vitamins to their water’, said the brand
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NewsClarence Court owner launches new Enriched egg range
Enriched eggs will come in three types of eggs; Energise, Defence and Multi Vit
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NewsFyx launches collagen water drinks duo into Holland & Barrett
The NPD was developed based on the insight that collagen can be ‘expensive, inconvenient, and can taste unpleasant’, said Fyx
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NewsKendamil launches first TV advert campaign to celebrate ‘real parenting’
The British-made infant formula brand said it was aiming to disrupt the industry by ‘celebrating a more ‘real’ version of parenting’
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NewsFSA confirms tradeable CBD list will be updated ‘very shortly’
The list is to get two updates before 30 June, following complaints from brands missing from it
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NewsFood distribution charities struggle to meet demand as cost of living crisis escalates
During the two-week period of the Easter school holidays, The Felix Project rescued and delivered 3,400 tonnes of surplus food
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NewsSuperdrug reshuffles leadership team with several new appointments
Commercial director Simon Comins has been promoted to CCO after being with the business for 35 years
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NewsHFSS promotions clampdown won’t stop most shoppers buying them, data shows
Almost a third of c-store shoppers said they didn’t feel the restrictions would help fight unhealthy eating
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NewsFSA to add more brands to list of tradeable CBD products
Several brands say they have received confirmation from the FSA they are to be added soon
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NewsKellogg’s slashes Special K salt content by nearly a fifth
The cereal giant has cut salt across its seven-strong range by 19.8% on average, ahead of HFSS clampdown
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NewsBoka goes vegan and rebrands to highlight green nutritional labels ahead of HFSS
The new packaging would allow consumers to quickly identify Boka’s nutritional health benefits ahead of the HFSS clampdowns, it said
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NewsDavid Beckham-backed CBD brand among over 120 the FSA wants removed from sale
Other well-known affected brands include Vita Coco, which launched a CBD-infused cola into Sainsbury’s only last month, and CBDfx gum, which is sold in Boots
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NewsReport defends reformulation programme amid calls for mandatory HFSS targets
An FDF report includes fresh data from Kantar Worldpanel showing FDF members’ products contribute 10% fewer calories to the average shopping basket than in 2017
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News‘Dangerously high’ levels of sugar in on-the-go sweet snacks slammed
Reducing sugar consumption to recommended intakes could ‘save the NHS £500m annually’, a new report from Action on Sugar claims