Health news – Page 64
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NewsAldi adds 'We Love Milk' nutritional labels to Cowbelle lines
The new ‘We Love Milk’ label promotes the discounter’s Cowbelle brand as a source of protein, vitamins and minerals
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NewsFDF boss says plans for 'junk food' promotions ban is 'government at its worst'
Delivering the Campden BRI Day lecture, Ian Wright said he’d been ‘shocked’ at ministers’ disregard for consumer choice
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NewsMPs back calls for major clampdown on 'junk food' promotions
Regulation was needed to tackle the ‘appalling’ obesity crisis, the health and social care committee said today
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NewsKFC pledges to cut calories by introducing healthier menu
KFC also plans to provide price incentives as part of trials to try to get consumers to switch to healthier sides
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NewsJimmy’s Iced Coffee slashes added sugar in new-look drinks
The brand’s range will appear from next week in ‘fun, vibrant and informative packaging’
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NewsIndustry leaders to challenge ban on 'junk food' promotions
Supplier organisations have engaged lawyers to begin preparing a case, The Grocer can reveal
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NewsFood & drink companies miss PHE sugar reduction targets
Figures released by PHE today showed there had been an overall 2% reduction in sugar from a 2015 baseline, well short of the 5% target for the first year of the programme set in March last year
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NewsLidl explores new method of production label for UK meat
The four-level labelling system is already live in Germany, where it has been well received by consumers
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NewsIndustry making good progress on health, claims FDF report
FDF members have cut sugar in the average shopping basket by 12.1% and energy by 5.5% since 2013, it revealed
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NewsSaturated fats review kicks off health expert row
SACN concluded there should be no change in the recommended limit on saturate fat intake, despite several high-profile studies in recent years claiming the advice is out of touch with new evidence on the causes of obesity
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NewsEngland to re-examine case for minimum alcohol unit pricing
The policy came into force in Scotland at the start of this month after five years of legal challenges
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NewsMajor revamp aims to make Special K snack bars healthier
Owner Kellogg’s will back the new variants with a £10m push
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NewsWaitrose links with Merchant Gourmet for healthy pop-up
The counter will offer healthy fast food and step-by-step recipe cards
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NewsWaitrose seeks healthy lifestyle tech with JLab 2018 launch
This is the first of three JLab programmes being held in 2018
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NewsScottish food bodies calls for common post-Brexit labelling plan
The Grocer revealed last year that FSS feared UK ministers would scrap their independent powers on labelling post-Brexit
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NewsPHE lines up tougher measures on obesity
Industry sources said it was looking increasingly likely the government would be reviving proposals jettisoned from David Cameron’s original Childhood Obesity Strategy
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NewsSainsbury's ditches Classic Coke from meal deals
The move has prompted criticism from shoppers who have argued Sainsbury’s should have simply put the price up
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NewsWaitrose to introduce healthy eating specialists in stores
The move is part of a set of initiatives to improve customers’ healt
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NewsSoft drinks levy 'should be extended to sugary coffees'
The NOF said the move would encourage OOH outlets to switch to sweeteners rather than sugar
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NewsRetailers raise prices above levels dictated by sugar tax
The tax came into effect on Monday, applying only to drinks leaving bottling plants or registered warehouses from that date