Jeremy Hunt news and analysis – Page 8
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the Jamie Oliver effect force a sugar tax about-turn?
Campaigning chef says Mexican case study should be followed. Is he right?…
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ProfilesAsda CEO Andy Clarke answers your questions
Asda CEO Andy Clarke answers questions on marketing, store densities and those Kantar figures
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the guilt lane still in the dock?
How have supermarkets evolved their checkout offers? Who’s taken a lead? Who’s holding back?
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NewsTesco sugar reduction move set to trigger 'revolution'
Tesco’s move to become the first UK retailer to commit to a major sugar reduction programme is set to spark a “chain react…
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NewsSalt: Lack of action causing thousands of deaths, claims BMJ report
New agreement only has half of previous agreement’s signatories, with absentees including McDonalds, Unilever and Kellogg’s
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My Alternative CVSteph Page, Wheyhey, on Ace of Base, hot tubs and jelly babies
The guy interviewing me asked me to describe the contents of my bedroom, to which I replied it was none of his business…
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News300 poultry plant jobs at risk for major Anglesey employer
The factory became embroiled in a campylobacter scare last July after The Guardian newspaper alleged it had been guilty of hygiene breaches
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes the food & drink industry need a firmer hand?
Former health secretary Andrew Lansley had a phrase to describe the government’s approach to the food and drink industry:…
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News2 Sisters Food Group reveals results of urgent FSA audits
FSA audits into 2 Sisters sites embroiled in The Guardian poultry industry probe have found that no improvements are required at the plants.
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NewsHealth minister orders probe into 2 Sisters plants
Health minister Jeremy Hunt has ordered the immediate inspection of two 2 Sisters plants embroiled in The Guardian poultry industry probe – less than 24 hours after the Food Standards Agency issued a statement supporting one of the sites.
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NewsIndustry and government agree measures on problem drinking
Drinks companies and retailers today revealed a package of measures to tackle alcohol misuse, after months of negotiation between the industry and the government.
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NewsAction on Sugar unveils battle plan against obesity
Campaign group Action on Sugar has stepped up its rhetoric with a seven-point plan to tackle childhood obesity – including proposals for a sugar tax
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NewsAction On Sugar renews attack on ‘shocking’ sugary drinks
Action On Sugar today launched a new attack on the “shocking” sugar content of fizzy drinks.
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Comment & OpinionStitch up? Not so much
The Daily Mail has revealed ‘secret stitch up’ meetings between ministers and the food industry. But is the reality as sinister as it sounds?
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NewsDH wants new Deal to tackle unhealthy food promotions
The government has given retailers and suppliers a “short window” to agree a voluntary clampdown on promoting HFSS.
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NewsNew caffeine guidelines ruled out despite energy mints death
Caffeine consumption guidelines do not need to change, health chiefs have said, despite the death of a man who ate high-caffeine energy mints.
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NewsAsda in foyer booze u-turn as 'rivals fail to follow suit'
Asda has watered down its pledge to stop promoting alcohol in the foyers of its stores…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere now with the booze and fags, health minister?
The Grocer talks exclusively to health minister Anna Soubry on the government’s agenda on health – and progress to date…
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NewsTobacco plain packs scheme put on hold
Tobacco groups and retailers have welcomed the government’s decision to shelve plans to force tobacco into plain packs.