Health news – Page 6
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NewsIceland gears up for health push with expanded MyProtein range
The 20 new products had been ‘designed to support customers’ health goals without sacrificing flavour or convenience’ said Iceland head of innovation and licensing Oliver Gilding
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NewsM&S backs brain health and mushrooms in new year NPD drive
Two brand new functional food & drink ranges have launched into M&S food halls and Ocado
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NewsScottish law requires flour and bread to be fortified with folic acid
The legislation is hoped to prevent birth defects in babies
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NewsNestlé debuts protein shots for weight-loss drug users in the US
The shots are on sale in the US via Amazon, priced at $10.99 for a four-pack
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NewsZoe unveils 60% cheaper membership ahead of Christmas
The monthly price includes retesting and ongoing access to the app, which calculates individual scores for food and offers specialist nutritional programs and recipes
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NewsMr Organic channels Bold Bean Co with range of pulses in glass jars
The beans are ‘cooked to perfection in Italy’, according to Mr Organic
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NewsVeg Power adds four new members to its board
The not-for-profit alliance has said the new appointments have ‘strengthened and diversified’ its board
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NewsConagra adds ‘GLP-1 friendly’ claim to Healthy Choice frozen meals
The claim will be added to 26 Healthy Choice lines from January
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NewsProfessor Chris Whitty calls for sugar tax to tackle obesity
Whitty’s annual report also calls for other measures including mandatory reporting on the proportion of HFSS sales, as well as the proportion of food sold that is meat
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NewsConsumer trust in food system collapses, new research finds
The research, commissioned by Reverberate PR, has found that 39% of British adults do not trust major food brands and supermarkets to tell the truth
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NewsTwice as many pesticides found in imported food than UK produced
The Pesticides Action Network (PAN) UK claimed the pesticides residues found could be harmful to people’s health
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NewsLabour’s National Food Strategy calls for industry coalition to tackle obesity and farming crisis
In a briefing with industry bosses yesterday, environment secretary Steve Reed said a coalition would be formed with food sector leaders, academics, charities and key thinkers to create a new way of working with the sector
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NewsHeck launches workplace healthchecks to tackle preventable illnesses
The scheme targets illnesses such as heart disease, kidney disease and common cancers
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NewsUK bolsters protection from dangerous animal diseases with £200m funding
The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s laboratories at Weybridge will be upgraded with the funding
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NewsTomato purée: supermarkets hit back at BBC investigation but own-label supply slows
This is how UK supermarkets got caught up in a major forced labour scandal this week
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NewsWaitrose recalls Zoe Daily30+ supplement over safety concerns
Three batches of the exclusive Zoe 30+ supplement line have been recalled by Waitrose
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NewsLittle Freddie to correct sugar levels on stage 1 babyfood pouches
Little Freddie admitted three out of its 29 babyfood products were “found to have a sugar value which varied from packaging”
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NewsMedia Bites 5 December: Labour reset, bank card ‘gouging’, Guinness rationing
PM Keir Starmer is due to deliver a major policy speech today
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NewsMedia Bites 4 December: Coca-Cola, junk food advertising ban, pie theft
Coca-Cola has drawn the ire of environmentalists after weakening its recycling and reuse goals
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NewsTesco to roll out own label gut health range in 2025
The supermarket has applied to register the name ‘Gut Sense’ as a trademark