All Health articles – Page 144
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NewsIs plain packaging to be introduced 'by the back door'?
The European Parliament has moved a step closer to introducing “plain packaging by the back door”…
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Comment & OpinionWhat cost changing the food system?
For years, public health people thought if they provided figures on the cost of poor diets, policymakers would respond…
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NewsResponsibility Deal under fire as more NGOs threaten to pull support
NGOS today announced they were set for urgent talks with Public Health England over the future of public health policy, as other charities threatened to pull their support for the Responsibility Deal.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere now with the booze and fags, health minister?
The Grocer talks exclusively to health minister Anna Soubry on the government’s agenda on health – and progress to date…
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Category ReportSuppliers get behind the health agenda
With health the number one consideration for consumers according to Kantar, brands have had to shape up…
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Category ReportGoing to extremes
Vimto Soft Drinks is set to launch a new energy drinks brand under licence from the Extreme Sports Company.
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NewsFWD urges police to do more to tackle tobacco theft
The FWD is calling on the police to step up their efforts to combat tobacco-related crime against wholesalers…
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ProfilesA rare ray of sunshine for cigars
With the cigar category in decline, STG is focusing on smaller formats, value for money and roll-your-own…
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NewsLower-alcohol lines booming says DH
Supermarkets and suppliers are on course to smash the government’s target of removing one billion units of alcohol…
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NewsTobacco plain packs scheme put on hold
Tobacco groups and retailers have welcomed the government’s decision to shelve plans to force tobacco into plain packs.
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Comment & OpinionNutritional labelling is just one influence on consumers
“Fanatics have their dreams, wherewith they weave a paradise,” wrote Keats…
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NewsNow DH planning new code for marketing of HFSS lines
The government has started drawing up plans for a new industry code of practice on the marketing of HFSS products…
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Comment & Opinion
A label rule straitjacket
The new government-approved layout for front-of-pack nutrition labelling represents the culmination of months of hard work…
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NewsTobacco smuggling in the spotlight as HMRC defends figures
HMRC has admitted it will struggle to meet its targets on recouping lost revenue from tobacco smuggling.
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Comment & OpinionTraffic-light front-of-pack labels will bring huge benefits
On Wednesday the UK governments launched a traffic-light nutrition labelling scheme for front-of-pack…
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes a big regulatory stick loom for the e-cig market?
The MHRA is pouncing but Brussels may take a different view on the fast-growing electronic cigarette market…
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NewsFDF: Hybrid label could help drive healthier choices
The FDF has issued new policy advice to suppliers considering whether to join the new front-of-pack labelling system…
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Comment & OpinionIsn't hybrid labelling going to confuse consumers further?
The industry finally saw the lights at the end of the labelling tunnel this week…
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NewsFood labelling system draws mixed response
Industry leaders and health groups have reacted to the government’s new front-of-pack labelling system, designed to give consumers clearer guidance on the nutritional content of food products.