All Health articles – Page 21
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NewsTwice as many pesticides found in imported food than UK produced
The Pesticides Action Network (PAN) UK claimed the pesticides residues found could be harmful to people’s health
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NewsLabour’s National Food Strategy calls for industry coalition to tackle obesity and farming crisis
In a briefing with industry bosses yesterday, environment secretary Steve Reed said a coalition would be formed with food sector leaders, academics, charities and key thinkers to create a new way of working with the sector
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NewsHeck launches workplace healthchecks to tackle preventable illnesses
The scheme targets illnesses such as heart disease, kidney disease and common cancers
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WebinarsWATCH: Health trends unpacked: What will healthy eating look like in 2025?
Watch our webinar to hear from Waitrose, Nomad Foods, The Food Foundation and Vypr as they discuss which healthy eating trends and developments will shape consumer choices in the year ahead.
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NewsUK bolsters protection from dangerous animal diseases with £200m funding
The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s laboratories at Weybridge will be upgraded with the funding
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NewsWaitrose recalls Zoe Daily30+ supplement over safety concerns
Three batches of the exclusive Zoe 30+ supplement line have been recalled by Waitrose
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the FSA really pass food safety responsibility on to supermarkets?
Underfunded local authorities are struggling to maintain food inspections. But plans to give responsibility to businesses face huge pushback
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NewsLittle Freddie to correct sugar levels on stage 1 babyfood pouches
Little Freddie admitted three out of its 29 babyfood products were “found to have a sugar value which varied from packaging”
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NewsMedia Bites 5 December: Labour reset, bank card ‘gouging’, Guinness rationing
PM Keir Starmer is due to deliver a major policy speech today
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ProfilesMerchant Gourmet MD Richard Peake on buffets, Elf and an HFSS tax
‘In an ideal world, unhealthy and highly processed foods would be expensive through heavy taxation’
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Comment & OpinionHFSS ad ban: how porridge became the poster child for ‘hidden’ junk food
Porridge has become the poster child for unexpected HFSS products which have been included in the government’s proposed advertising ban on junk foods
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Comment & OpinionSticking-plaster tactics won’t solve systemic food issues
Instead of trying to treat the symptoms, we should be asking why problems of injustice and ill health are happening to begin with, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionThe uproar over porridge advertising is utter nonsense
The national coverage seems a deliberate attempt to mislead consumers, says Katharine Jenner, director at the Obesity Health Alliance
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NewsMedia Bites 4 December: Coca-Cola, junk food advertising ban, pie theft
Coca-Cola has drawn the ire of environmentalists after weakening its recycling and reuse goals
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Comment & OpinionBrands are missing a trick by neglecting older shoppers
As our population ages, there is a huge opportunity for brands to target older consumers, says Jonny Forsyth, director of Mintel Food & Drink
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Analysis & FeaturesOatly, Asda and RSPCA hypocrisy: The Grocer’s unofficial review of 2024
The Grocer takes a look back over what hit the headlines this year – the highs, the lows and the downright ridiculous, in our 100% unofficial review of 2024
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Comment & OpinionWhy more scrutiny is good news for genuinely healthy brands
If more measures come in to promote healthy food and drink, brands will need to take a close look at whether their health claims are credible, says Alex Wright of Dash Water
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Comment & OpinionWhy couldn’t Morrisons find a buyer for Rathbones bakery?
Morrisons’ failure to find a home for its Rathbones bakery has left many in the sector baffled as to what went wrong.
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Comment & OpinionHenry Dimbleby: the new lessons from past failures on obesity
The reality of government is a maelstrom of external pressures, internal disputes, and unforeseeable events, says Henry Dimbleby, author of the National Food Strategy and managing partner of Bramble Partners
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NewsTesco to roll out own label gut health range in 2025
The supermarket has applied to register the name ‘Gut Sense’ as a trademark