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Activia launches gut health-focused campaign with Rachel Stevens
The Good Gut Guide campaign has been launched to educate shoppers on easy steps to support wellbeing, starting with the gut
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Lack of clarity around looming Brexit checks leaves industry ‘apprehensive’
The Border Target Operating Model will see an array of new controls on EU food imports begin to roll out on 30 January
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Meal planning and shopping platform Lollipop rebrands as Cherrypick
Cherrypick allows its more than 200,000 users to browse nearly 1,000 recipes and order the ingredients to make them in within minutes
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Defra budget cuts to Dover food inspections ‘serious’ risk to UK food safety
Defra is planning to introduce a 70% budget cut to the inspection team at Dover that is responsible for screening pork for African swine fever (ASF) from April
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Future Food Movement teams up with youth activist group for climate and health commitments
They have launched a new Food Systems Accelerator, which will aim to persuade big business to improve commitments on child health and environment
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Iceland urges ministers to lift restrictions on baby formula marketing
Richard Walker has written to government ministers, calling for them to add an amendment to the proposed Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
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Health groups in fury over ‘watered down’ junk food ad ban
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) launched a consultation last month over the new regulations
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Dover Port accuses Defra of undermining UK food safety with border checks move
Post-Brexit sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks on EU imports will take place at Sevington Border Control Post from the end of January
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Spanish chorizo sales soar in UK following marketing push
The Consorcio del Chorizo Español saw 1.69 million kilos of its labelled Spanish chorizo exported to the UK, an increase of 28% on the same period last year
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Under-16s energy drinks sales ban called for again after damaging new report emerges
A review published in the Public Health journal, linked energy drink consumption to suicidal thoughts, psychological distress and many other symptoms among children
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National Pig Association calls for tighter imports as tonnes of illegal meat seized at Dover
There is a growing black market for pigmeat due to the cost of living crisis, the NPA said
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British Lion Eggs launches £1m campaign
The marketing programme will aim to deliver trust and inspiration messages
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New origin and production food labelling plans in pipeline
The proposals would help back British farmers, said Defra secretary Steve Barclay at today’s Oxford Farming Conference
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Pollen & Grace adds vegan ready meal range
Packs feature ‘plant points’, with each type of vegetable, fruit, nut, seed and wholegrain counting as one point
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M&S teams up with nutrition app Zoe to launch gut health shot
Called M&S Food x Zoe Gut Shot, the drink contains over five billion live cultures from 14 strains of friendly bacteria, according to M&S
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VFC expands ingredients range and launches frozen ready meals
The ready meal range includes Chick*n Fried Rice and Chick*n Curry and has been aimed at health-conscious meat-free consumers
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Biotiful adds Meal Booster powdered blends for gut health
The products contain ’billions of live cultures’, along with prebiotic fibre, oats, fruits and seeds
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Asda unveils 45-strong healthy eating range
‘Each product is labelled with a specific health benefit, helping customers know exactly why it’s good for them,’ said Asda
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Families face choice between food and Christmas presents, survey shows
The survey of food hub users showed families are ‘struggling to afford the food they need’, The Food Foundation said
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Pregnancy and blocked noses stopping fishing crews from going to sea
Fishing groups have called on the government to pause new medical regulations for crews and carry out a review