Health news – Page 52
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NewsVeg Power campaign appeals for more support from suppliers
Veg Power has set out an ambition for every child aged two to 19 to eat one more portion of vegetables every day
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NewsGusto launches pair of Super DC vitamin-boosted drinks
Per 250ml can, they contain 2,000mg vitamin C and 220mg vitamin D
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NewsHolland & Barrett Manuka honey sales surge by 98%
A recent study suggested Manuka honey could be more effective in treating coughs and colds than traditional treatments
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NewsGroundbreaking trial shows supermarkets can nudge consumers towards healthier food
Trial was carried out across more than 100 stores in Lambeth and Southwark
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NewsUpfield puts buttermilk back into Flora Buttery recipe
The plant-based giant made the move after shoppers said they prefered “the familiar taste profile” of its previous incarnation
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NewsBiotiful unveils kefir yoghurt quartet to widen appeal
The kefir yoghurts are made using real fruit and fermented British milk
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NewsAldi creates ‘healthy basket’ of 49 essentials for under £45
The basket is claimed to meet proportions set in the NHS Eatwell Guide while also containing popular products as defined by the ONS
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NewsSugar reduction report reveals ‘little or no progress’ by food and drink suppliers
Some categories, such as chocolate and sweet confectionery, had seen sugar levels virtually unchanged
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NewsFood waste app launches scratch and sniff ‘smell-by’ labels
Too Good To Go is seeking to educate consumers on when to throw food away, instead of relying on best-before dates
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NewsTesco begins adding traffic lights to store entrances
The lights control the number of shoppers inside based on the store’s capacity and two-metre social distancing guidelines
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NewsHFSS promotions ban cost could top £3bn, data reveals
IRI said losing aisle-end and front of store revenue could cost the biscuit sector £280m
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NewsMorrisons extends food boxes scheme as online demand soars
It said it wanted to provide alternatives for customers who did not want to visit supermarkets
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NewsBreakfast Cereals UK plans major push to quash cereals ‘unhealthy’ reputation
The trade body is urging government to reconsider its approach to the category
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NewsHealthy eating tech startup Smash secures £1m funding
The app will offer 13 to 24-year-olds discounts on healthier food options at food-to-go retailers
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NewsConfusion over Covid masks ruling as retailers fear new fines threat
The Grocer understands supermarket and convenience store chiefs met with BEIS bosses yesterday to call for greater clarity over Boris Johnson’s plans
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NewsRetail workers forced to wear masks under coronavirus clampdown
Boris Johnson said masks would become obligatory for shop assistants and workers in pubs, restaurants and cafés in England
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NewsCoronavirus curfew plans ‘crushing blow’ to sector, say hospitality bosses
Boris Johnson is today set to announce moves to order pubs and other hospitality venues to close at 10pm
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NewsChildren’s cereals getting less sugary, report finds
However, despite some positive achievements, the Broken Plate report claimed there was still a “shocking” level of inequality in the affordability of healthy food in the UK
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NewsMost kids ‘health bars’ more sugary than Haribo, finds new survey
Action on Sugar attacked retailers and suppliers for marketing processed dried fruit products as ‘healthy snacks’
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NewsObesity strategy risks being waste of time and money, warns NAO report
The NAO said successive governments had done too little to evaluate the success of their interventions in tackling childhood obesity