Health news – Page 71
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NewsAmadeus to halve sugar levels in foodservice offer by 2020
Its venues will also endorse low-fat products to encourage customers to choose healthier options
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NewsFaccenda Foods slashes antibiotic usage by 70% in past two years
Faccenda likens its strategy to a “Holland & Barrett approach to bird health”
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NewsScientists to study impact of store design on health
Scientists are to investigate into whether redesigning supermarkets could cut food, alcohol and cigarette consumption
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NewsPoor children increasingly likely to be obese says NHS Scotland
New report says “actions to reduce the ‘obesogenic’ environment are urgently needed”
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NewsSainsbury’s hits salt reduction ‘milestone’ for own label beans
The 18-month reformulation project, which also includes tinned pasta, has achieved a salt reduction equivalent to 14.6 tonnes per year
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NewsCut sugar in dairy and fruit juice, PHE urges suppliers
Public Health England this week urged dairy and fruit juice companies to agree to slash levels of sugar
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NewsBrits buying just a third of recommended veg amount
Think tank the Food Foundation has launched a new online toolkit to help retailers sell more veg
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NewsTeens still being sold alcohol and tobacco despite Think 25
Retailers are still regularly selling alcohol and tobacco products to teenage shoppers without ID checks
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NewsNestlé commits to 10% cut in average sugar content of UK cereals
The move by Nestlé Breakfast Cereals would remove 225 million teaspoons of sugar from the nation’s diet, it said
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NewsGreggs sheds unhealthy image with summer diet plan
The 30-day ‘Minimise Me’ plan is formed entirely from Greggs menu and promises to help dieters lose up to 2lb per week…
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NewsUnhealthy food ads banned from children's online content
From tomorrow, non-broadcast media will face the same restrictions as TV in advertising HFSS products to children
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NewsCoffee giants vow to act on faecal bacteria in ice
A BBC investigation found ice from Costa Coffee, Starbucks and Caffè Nero contained bacteria from faeces
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NewsSainsbury's opens Crussh 'fit food' concession in Pimlico
This is the first time Crussh has partnered with another retailer
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NewsFSA readies major survey on antimicrobial resistance in meat
Research project will start later this summer and will seek to fill evidence and knowledge gap in FSA’s understanding of the threat of AMR, says CEO
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NewsThree UK brands chosen for PepsiCo Nutrition Greenhouse
Fit Kitchen and Tapped Birch Water are among eight European businesses
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NewsConsumers call for supermarket help with eating healthily
Consumers want their supermarket to help them be healthier with more special offers on healthy foods
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NewsNew EU label rules result in 62% more recalls over allergens
There were 144 allergen-related recalls in 2015/16, up from 89 in 2014/15, according to research by law firm RPC
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NewsLoSalt launches healthier eating campaign
GP and media commentator Dr Sarah Jarvis has been appointed as brand ambassador
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NewsLow-sugar energy drink NPD behind £37.4m sales growth
A flurry of NPD ahead of next April’s tax was the main driver of a rise in value sales in the energy category
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NewsDairy alternatives brands warned over labels after EU case
However, Brexit could present an opportunity for the UK to take a different stance in the future, lawyer suggests