All Health articles – Page 186
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Tax cuts will not reduce smuggling
from Amanda Sandford, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)suppliers must blaze a new csr trailfrom Nicky Amos, CSR director, Corporate CultureSir; Audrey Wales of the tobacco-front group Retailers against...
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Red card for traffic lights
Leading nutritionists have joined industry critics in questioning whether the Public Health White Paper can help to halt obesity, reports Siân HarringtonFood and drink retailers and manufacturers will finally discover next month what...
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Festive salmon sales a-leaping
Suppliers are hailing brisk demand for salmon, especially premium lines, as the Christmas period approaches.Sales are particularly strong for smaller gutted fish used for smoking and for the fresh portion market.Allan Miller, sales...
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Labelling may not reduce obesity, says dietician
New labelling systems may prove to be a waste of time in helping to reduce obesity, delegates at the Westminster Diet & Health Forum seminar heard this week.Consultant dietician Angie Jefferson, who has worked in both the NHS and commercial...
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Debate with a European consensus
UK, French and German consumers are as one when it comes to the causes of the obesity crisis – but views vary on the solutions. Julian Hunt reports on exclusive new research for The GrocerEuropean food cultures may vary wildly as you...
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What we’re doing in the war
Martin Glenn believes big brands can guide the public through the health minefield. Julian Hunt reportsWhen the bullets started flying in the great obesity war of 2004, surprisingly few leaders of the branded food sector were prepared...
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DoH solution misses a simple point
from Gordon Storey, Biscuit Cake Chocolate and Confectionery AssnSir; During the period in which the government has been formulating its obesity policy, we have made clear our intention to work with it and other groups to reduce...
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White Paper proposes traffic-light scheme
The Government’s White Paper on Health, released earlier this afternoon, has confirmed that it wishes to introduce a traffic-light-style system to flag up health information on food products.Also on the issues of obesity and diet, the...
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Obese say: it’s our fault
Traffic-light labelling, restricted advertising and tighter food industry regulation will not solve the obesity crisis, according to research conducted among overweight consumers. The study comes as the food industry awaits the long-delayed...
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It’s our fault. We’ll fix it
Amid the baying for regulations to tackle obesity, has anyone asked overweight people what they think? Siân Harrington has new research to handWho can shout louder? Single-issue groups, NGOs, doctors, food suppliers, retailers or...
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The Saturday Essay
>>The food industry’s an ostrich when it comes to obesity – Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City UniversityI am amused and perplexed to see how defensive so many inside the industry are being about food and public health. I...
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Highs and lows of the week
Consumers are keen on low fat lines but they are not giving up on indulgenceBig headlines warning of an obesity epidemic have struck a chord with chubby shoppers who are filling their baskets with healthier cakes and biscuits.The...
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‘Cadbury not to blame for obesity’ says chairman
The chairman of Cadbury-Schweppes said yesterday that the confectionery industry was not responsible for the rise in child obesity, according to a newspaper report today.Chairman John Sunderland said yesterday that Britons needed to take...
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UK growing fat on denial
Consumers are aware of the nation’s growing obesity crisis but believe it isn’t their problem, according to research to be released next week.A survey of 1,000 consumers by IGD concludes that personal motivation prevents consumers from choosing...
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Obesity is leading to diabetes crisis
The rise in obesity in the UK is leading to a diabetes epidemic with one in ten Britons likely to suffer from it by 2010, according to the latest data by Diabetes UK.The new figures revealed in its survey indicate that cases of diabetes have...
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Sandwiches may be next target in obesity debate
Supermarket sandwiches may be next in the firing line as the obesity and health debate continues.A report in The Independent today states that dietitians are accusing high street stores of selling unhealthy sandwiches that contain high...
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silence those discredited siren voices
from Kevin Hawkins, director general, British Retail ConsortiumSir; The BRC wholeheartedly supports The Grocer’s campaign to get the government to ensure that its policies on obesity and nutrition are based on sound evidence, to the...
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King-size chocolate to be abandoned
Food manufacturers have responded to the Government’s obesity campaign by agreeing to downsize their products.The production of king-size chocolate bars, such as the larger 100g versions of Mars, Snickers and Crunchie bars, will cease next...
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Styx pocket size Combi
Swedish Match is stepping up activity behind its new Styx smoking accessory brand with a Combi pack.Claimed to be a market first, the combination of 50 papers and filters in one pocket-size, flip-top pack follows research among the brand’s...