Health news – Page 90
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NewsCalorie content on alcohol is not easy, industry argues
On Tuesday MEPs on the health committee voted overwhelmingly in favour of the European Commission drawing up plans for new regulations by 2016
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News2 Sisters in chicken antibiotic health move
The company said it would stop using all antibiotics defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as “highest priority critically important” to human health
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NewsSalt: Lack of action causing thousands of deaths, claims BMJ report
New agreement only has half of previous agreement’s signatories, with absentees including McDonalds, Unilever and Kellogg’s
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NewsOrganic milk warnings are 'scaremongering', says Soil Association
Researchers from Reading’s Food Production and Quality division had warned the low levels of iodine in organic milk could have “serious” implications for public health
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NewsBeneforté super broccoli could help reduce bad cholesterol
Volunteers ingested 400g of the broccoli per week over 12 weeks and the results showed a drop of their LDL-cholesterol levels by an average of 6%.
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NewsGoats milk formula: calls to challenge public perception
Some doctors are still actively discouraging consumption because they are not aware it had been shown to be safe for infants
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NewsLess than 2% of Brits cutting down with lower-abv drinks
UK consumers have almost no interest in using lower-strength drinks to cut down on alcohol consumption, according to a major new study.
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NewsChicken 'worse than beef' for environment, claims WWF UK
Duncan Williamson, food policy manager at WWF UK, said meat in general was the primary cause of environmental problems arising from UK diets, with chicken the biggest villain of all
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NewsHotel Chocolat withdraws 'milk free' range from sale over dairy worries
The product recipes do not use dairy but - despite the ‘milk free’ branding – the chocolates are produced in an environment where dairy is handled
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NewsSugar wars: LGA attacks manufacturers over sugary drinks
LGA research named some cans of fizzy drinks containing up to twice the recommended daily sugar limit
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NewsHMRC seizes huge amounts of illicit tobacco
The biggest haul involved HMRC in co-operation with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) which seized more than 43m smuggled cigarettes in Croatia and Greece
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NewsSugar war players seek out 'common ground' in London summit
Several major suppliers, including Coca Cola and PepsiCo, took part in two hours of discussions in London last week
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NewsCountry of origin meat labelling rules come into force
Under the new rules, all pre-packed fresh, chilled and frozen meat except beef on sale in the EU must be labelled with details on where the animal was reared and slaughtered
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NewsFurore over negative Responsibility Deal report continues as DH claims to 'welcome' review
This morning’s PIRU report has caused an industry storm over the effectiveness of voluntary policy on alcohol consumption
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NewsDepartment of Health-commissioned alcohol report attacks Responsibility Deal, demands more action
Research by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said measures on alcohol had been, at best, “ineffective” with actions “poorly reported” by suppliers
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News'Billion units of alcohol removed' claim is flawed, says report
Claims that up to 870 million of the 1.3 billion units removed from the market were accounted for by changes to the way HMRC recorded beer data
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NewsTesco caught selling crisps in new healthy checkout lanes
Incident comes after Tesco offered chocolate prize in Diabetes UK raffle on Monday
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NewsTesco slammed for having chocolate prize in diabetes raffle
Supermarket responds by saying ”occasional treats are fine” but will still find alternative prize
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NewsSalt reduction: UK has 'a lot further to go', says Susan Jebb
The chair of the Responsibility Deal’s food network has warned the industry has a lot of work to do
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NewsAspartame sensitivity a myth, suggests study
People who self-diagnose as sensitive to aspartame do not actually react to the additive, a study has found