Health news – Page 8
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News'Yuck factor' will stop insects being accepted as food, new study finds
Consumer acceptance of edible insects faces significant barriers including psychological, taste, culture and price
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NewsAlcohol packaging should carry cancer risk warning, charities say
The government is said to be considering a raft of measures to tackle alcohol-related harm
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NewsMedia Bites 23 June: Morrisons WFH changes, Sainsbury’s sunshine sales boost, cancer warning labels for booze?
Morrisons is forcing head office staff back to their desks, while leading health professionals are calling for mandatory cancer warnings on alcohol packaging
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NewsPhilip Morris claims government heated tobacco illegal ad warning is ‘wrong’
Marlboro-maker Philip Morris has hit back at the government’s warning to supermarkets that advertising heated tobacco products is unlawful.
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NewsKingsmill 50/50 removes whole grain claim following ASA complaint
The claim was based on US dietary guidelines
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NewsScottish government backtracks on plans for draconian HFSS clampdown
Holyrood has rowed back on plans for a ban on all promotions of HFSS products, instead announcing it would mirror the promotions ban brought in under the last Westminster government
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NewsFDF swings behind mandatory health reporting in call for ‘bold’ action on obesity
Calls for the government to bring in mandatory reporting on health in its new Food Strategy have received a major breakthrough, with the FDF today backing the proposals
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NewsHunter & Gather joins forces with Julia Bradbury to promote ancestral living
Hunter & Gather has signed up TV presenter Julia Bradbury in an exclusive partnership as a brand ambassador to promote its range of ‘ancestrally inspired’ healthier foods
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NewsVeg Power launches ‘Attack the Snack’ campaign to encourage healthier snacking
The campaign from the not-for-profit alliance is designed to help parents introduce nutritionally balanced snacks with limited stress and is supported by a taskforce of experts
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NewsBrexit: future of environmental health officers in danger amid UK-EU deal
With EU and UK controls on agrifoods set to be massively scaled back, the personnel originally hired to handle the controls could be let go
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NewsMajor UK supermarkets back Tesco’s call for mandatory health reporting
Almost all major UK supermarkets have backed Tesco in calling for the government to introduce mandatory reporting on the healthiness of products
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NewsSchool Food Standards to be updated in 'long overdue' review
The government is working with experts across the sector to revise the School Food Standards
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NewsImported Dubai-style chocolate poses risk to allergy sufferers, FSA warns
Some imported Dubai-style chocolate products could lack a full ingredients list or allergen labelling
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NewsFood companies slash sugar and salt by a third, reveals new report
The figures are revealed in a document from the FDF, shared exclusively with The Grocer.
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News‘Alarming and depressing’: campaign groups react to fall in 5-a-day consumption
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey showed less than a fifth of adults and less than one in 10 children aged 11 to 18 meet the 5-a-day recommendation
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NewsFunctional growth matches entire carbonated soft drinks category, new data shows
The biggest growth drivers for functional soft drinks were health shots, kombucha and gut health drinks, and CBD beverages
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NewsGovernment figures show massive slump in UK fruit and veg consumption
Damning new government figures show consumption of fruit and veg for households in the UK has fallen sharply
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NewsTesco boosts employee health benefits with new wellbeing offer
Tesco has boosted employee health benefits for its more than 300,000 members of staff, as it rolls out enhanced employee wellbeing benefits across the business
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NewsTesco to focus its Accelerator Programme on health and wellbeing
Tesco said the scheme will be re-focused to champion innovative brands that will tackle some of those key demands
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NewsFormer health tsar Dimbleby teams up to help find talent in Future of Food Competition
This year the competition has announced a new strategic partnership with Bramble Partners