All HFSS articles – Page 46
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News
FDF boss says plans for 'junk food' promotions ban is 'government at its worst'
Delivering the Campden BRI Day lecture, Ian Wright said he’d been ‘shocked’ at ministers’ disregard for consumer choice
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Comment & Opinion
The ‘guilt lane’ ban idea is back: it won’t bother retailers
Is the renewed focus on guilt lanes a sign that ministers may yet back away from pressing the nuclear button on promotions across every part of the store?
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MPs back calls for major clampdown on 'junk food' promotions
Regulation was needed to tackle the ‘appalling’ obesity crisis, the health and social care committee said today
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Comment & Opinion
Childhood Obesity Plan Mark 2: things are about to get seriously complicated
If Theresa May thought this was an easy policy to pluck off the shelf to win much needed domestic credibility, she may have to think again
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News
Industry leaders to challenge ban on 'junk food' promotions
Supplier organisations have engaged lawyers to begin preparing a case, The Grocer can reveal
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Food & drink companies miss PHE sugar reduction targets
Figures released by PHE today showed there had been an overall 2% reduction in sugar from a 2015 baseline, well short of the 5% target for the first year of the programme set in March last year
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Comment & Opinion
Sugar shaming is off the mark – the out-of-home ‘black hole’ is the real scandal
As the report today sadly confirms, it is all going on unmeasured and unpoliced, while companies who have been responding find their names dragged through the mud, and it makes a mockery of the reformulation programme
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PHE lines up tougher measures on obesity
Industry sources said it was looking increasingly likely the government would be reviving proposals jettisoned from David Cameron’s original Childhood Obesity Strategy
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Comment & Opinion
Will the government dance to Jamie and Hugh’s anti-obesity tune?
Oliver is said to have already met the prime mnister and senior ministers to discuss measures that could be brought in as part of an obesity pan
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Thousands of high-sugar products face children's TV ban
Thousands of products high in sugar face children’s TV and other media advertising ban under new proposals, reveals PHE
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Companies fear 'naming and shaming' over sugar reduction
Sources warned attention would return to the “demonisation of sugar”
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HFSS food ads mean teens eating 18,000 extra calories a year
Exposure to junk food ads can lead to youngsters eating almost 340 extra calories per week, says Cancer Research UK
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Soft drink shoppers topping up on sugar elsewhere, says FSS
From 2010 to 2016 there was a continuous decrease in the purchase of regular soft drinks
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Bans on HFSS promotions would 'threaten Scottish business'
FDF Scotland said the move would have huge repercussions for companies that relied on promotions for sales
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Peak-time ban on junk food ads ‘disproportionate’
Obesity Health Alliance has called on the government to restrict HFSS adverts where children are most exposed to them
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Comment & Opinion
Scottish must work together on obesity
Last week the Scottish government published its bold Diet and Obesity Strategy Consultation…
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Comment & Opinion
Action on Sugar raises 79 fingers to WH Smith’s meal deal health vacuum
Pressure group finds some supermarket meal deals contain as much as 30 teaspoons of sugar, or four times an adult’s daily recommended amount
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Scottish food survey reveals unhealthy promotions belief
People in Scotland perceived one of the biggest barriers to eating healthily to be price…
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Comment & Opinion
Scotland takes a radical approach to obesity – with far-reaching implications
There could be some pretty uncomfortable times ahead for some of the nation’s most loved products - under proposed regulations north of the border
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News
Scotland moves to ban promotions on HFSS food & drinks
Industry sources predicted the move could hit tens of thousands of SKUs and lead to price rises across many sectors