Health news – Page 97
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NewsPHE publishes long-awaited sugar report
The report calls for a sugar tax, among other key measures
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NewsShoppers don't trust healthy eating advice, Waitrose report finds
Consumers instead prefer to use their own judgment on what is and isn’t healthy, the Waitrose Food and Drink Report suggests
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NewsProtein Pow website rolls out first protein cooking mixes
Online recipe site Protein Pow – which offers advice on using protein powders – has launched its first food products…
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NewsCrackdown on supermarket promotions urged in fight against sugar
Public Health England told health select committee MPs promotions were heavily skewed towards unhealthy foods
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NewsPHE report finds evidence in support of sugar tax
PHE CEO Duncan Selbie revealed this at a health select committee hearing on Monday (19 October)
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NewsPublic Health England CEO to face inquiry on sugar
House of Commons health committee expected to give PHE a rough ride over shelved report
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NewsMission Deli cuts fat further with new wrap
Mission Deli has replaced its reduced-fat wrap with a ‘Low Fat’ option and added a sweet chilli-flavour
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NewsSupermarket chiefs seize the initiative in the war on sugar
Several of the UK’s leading supermarkets have called for talks with the government to draw up new targets on sugar reduction
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NewsNature's Way rolls out Alive! Soft Jells multi-vitamins
Nature’s Way UK has expanded its Alive! vitamins portfolio with a premium Soft Jells range…
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NewsSACN experts adopt new conflict of interest rules
SACN committee experts adopt new rules on transparency
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NewsSavoury biscuits boosted by health concerns
Savoury biscuits are growing ahead of their sweet counterparts
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NewsAction on Sugar campaign calls for tax on diet fizzy drinks
Health campaigners call for a sugar tax to cover even diet drinks
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NewsIGD unveils 'Healthy Eating' anti-obesity industry drive
IGD launches ambitious new three-pronged Healthy Eating strategy
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NewsIGD debate highlights the obesity elephant
The Healthy Eating strategy may be rather unspectacularly titled, but it’s grandiose in aims
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NewsMajor anti-obesity drive launched by food industry
IGD chief executive Joanne Denney-Finch said the health debate had reached “the tipping point”
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NewsShake-up of rules for food & drink advertising to children planned by CAP
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has launched what it said would be a far-ranging review of the self-regulatory system
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NewsHealth lobby heat 'may force quick sugar fix from government'
Health lobby pressure against sugar “could scupper the chances of voluntary industry reformulation”
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NewsLocal labelling must be stepped up says Defra's Liz Truss
It comes after a YouGov survey found consumers see local food as a top priority
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NewsJamie Oliver sugar tax proposal rejected by government: reactions
Our round-up of how the industry and campaigners have responded to news the government has ruled out a fizzy drinks tax
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NewsJamie setback as government has 'no plans' for sugar tax
The news was announced in the government’s response to Oliver’s sugar tax petition