Henry Dimbleby news and analysis – Page 4
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NewsPoliticians back call for bold National Food Strategy to tackle obesity
Three former prime ministers and 10 former health secretaries are among a raft of former leaders backing action in the new report published today
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NewsLabour’s new National Food Strategy delayed amid farmer protests
The government was forced to shelve the intended launch of a new National Food Strategy amid outrage over the budget which saw thousands of farmers protest in Westminster
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NewsFood transparency body faces shake-up as Labour increases outside scrutiny
The move comes with growing pressure on Labour to distance itself from food and drink companies in policy setting on areas such as obesity
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NewsDimbleby warns government of health disaster if it relies on Ozempic to tackle obesity
He said he feared the Labour government was hoping the revolutionary new drugs would solve the problem
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NewsNet zero 2030 targets to be missed without 20% meat and dairy cut
The report from IGD and Wrap concludes that without “urgent action on diets”, the government’s legally binding targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions will be unachievable
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NewsOzempic and supermarket health targets 'would halve obesity’
However, the report stops short of recommending taxes on the food and drink sector because of the danger they would push up food prices
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Labour act on damning obesity report proposals?
A House of Lords committee has urged the government to revisit Henry Dimbleby’s ideas on taxation and advertising restrictions
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NewsFSA welcomes report calling for it to police obesity crackdown on food industry
FSA said the plans for a swathe of taxation, regulation, mandatory targets and fines, proposed by the House of Lords Food, Diet & Obesity Committee, were welcome
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NewsWes Streeting pledges to ‘work with industry to tackle obesity crisis’
Streeting said there were an “increasing number” of companies that wanted healthier food and more nutritious diets
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Comment & OpinionLords’ recommendations are draconian, but unlikely to see the light of day
Wes Streeting will be pondering how far a new Labour public health strategy can go down the road of intervention and regulation
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NewsLords’ inquiry demands new taxes ‘hold industry to account’ for obesity crisis
The committee calls for prime minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves to take personal charge of a new obesity strategy
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Comment & OpinionWes Streeting cannot just ‘follow the science’ in UPF debate
The health secretary faces a tough decision in an argument that has merit – and scientific evidence – on both sides
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NewsUPF clampdown risks national dietary crisis, warn scientists
New report urges ministers not to extend restrictions beyond the definitions of HFSS, or risk the anti-UPF bandwagon doing more harm than good
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NewsLeon ‘actively exploring’ expansion despite plunging further into red
Leon sales are still well below pre-pandemic levels, despite increasing by 24% in 2023
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the junk food ad ban mean for marketeers?
Food businesses have been somewhat quiet over ad restriction plans. Are they accepting them? Or seeing ways around them?
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Comment & OpinionThe new Efra Select Committee head is shrewd, radical – and cunning
My guess is Alistair Carmichael will also use his committee to hold Labour to account on policy on rural affairs, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & OpinionDarzi report could push Labour to regulate beyond HFSS
Lord Ara Darzi’s report claims the prolific backtracking and u-turns of the previous government have contributed the childhood obesity crisis
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NewsHenry Dimbleby takes National Food Strategy ‘on the road’ with new government consulting arm
Bramble Intelligence launch follows the setting up of Dimbleby’s Bramble Partners investment firm in January
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NewsDarzi report calls for ‘bold action’ to regulate food industry on obesity
The report by the leading cancer surgeon and ex health minister today contrasts the lack of action taken by govenments to tackle obesity to the succession of interventions that have successfully slashed smoking rates
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Analysis & FeaturesCan food brands survive the rise of Ozempic?
If the semaglutide weight-loss jabs making waves in the US catch on here, food ‘cravings’ could become a thing of the past. How are fmcg giants – and their investors – preparing for the ‘revolution’?