All Health articles – Page 159
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News
Unilever relaxed about German legal claim over pro.activ
Unilever has insisted it is “extremely relaxed” about a lawsuit it faces in Germany over health claims associated with Flora pro.activ.
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Comment & Opinion
Demonising fags and booze I get... but cheese?
If you went to watch a Green Bay Packers game in Wisconsin late last year, you would have seen a curious public advertisement.
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NewsLansley reduces red tape for calorie cut scheme
Andrew Lansley has slashed the amount of reporting back that food companies have to do to take part in the government’s controversial scheme to cut five billion calories a day from the nation’s diet.
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NewsImperial rolls out additive-free Drum
Imperial Tobacco has launched an additive-free version of roll-your-own brand Drum.
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Comment & Opinion
A healthy way to start your day?
Cereals have for too long embodied wider problems that make it difficult to eat healthily: marketed as healthy…
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Analysis & FeaturesCrunch time: what now as PepsiCo loses fizz?
What lessons can the struggling PepsiCo US learn from its more successful UK arm? Is ditching the focus on health the key to reversing its fortunes?
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Comment & Opinion
Happy chemicals and super-powered staples
How refreshing - an investigation into what’s good about the food we eat rather than more lazy “it’s all carcinogenic…
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News
Asda faces heat for chip pan promo
Asda has run into trouble with the Fire Brigade after it promoted chip pans in the February edition of its Asda Magazine.
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NewsArla calms fears over Anchor butter recall
Arla has moved to reassure UK customers that an Anchor butter recall issued by producer Fonterra does not affect UK products.On Monday in New Zealand, dairy giant Fonterra voluntarily recalled 500g packs of Anchor salted butter with a best-before date of 26 January 2013. The move followed two complaints by ...
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Web watchers declare war on online junk food ads
Health campaigners have launched a co-ordinated bid to force companies to take down online advertising they believe is promoting junk food to youngsters.
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InterviewsGreater Sporting Knowhow
Peter Harding has a secret weapon. The UK boss of GlaxoSmithKline tells us how he’s warming up for a “year of sport”.
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News
Fortified foods NPD defies EU's hurdles
The number of fortified food launches almost doubled last year despite the EU’s clampdown on marketing claims about health benefits.
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NewsComplex labels 'do not lead to better choices'
Consumers prefer complex nutrition labels that combine traffic-light colours and GDAs but do not make better food choices as a result of them.
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NewsWatermelons linked with salmonella outbreak
A fatal outbreak of salmonella in the UK has been linked to watermelons by investigating health authorities.
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NewsCompromise reached on low-calorie pledge
The government has reached a compromise with the food industry over its aim to slash the nation’s daily calorie intake by five billion, The Grocer can reveal.
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News
'Weight-loss' chewing gum eyes the mults
A new chewing gum that claims to contain ingredients that help people lose weight is seeking supermarket listings.
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NewsFruit and veg sales tumble as health push falls on deaf ears
Fruit and veg consumption has continued to fall in the UK, with Brits buying 0.9% less in 2010 than they did the previous year.
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News
Morrisons warning on free-range disease risk
Morrisons has called on its free-range eggs suppliers to take action against disease after research suggested free-range systems might be more vulnerable than cages.
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Comment & Opinion
At last, some palatable diet advice
Slimmers blame themselves for lacking willpower and self-control, but might the explanation for failure lie elsewhere?
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NewsFSA proposes a lighter touch for inspections
Lighter touch regulation has been promised if retailers and suppliers sign up to new rules on transparency over food safety.