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NewsHotel Chocolat withdraws 'milk free' range from sale over dairy worries
The product recipes do not use dairy but - despite the ‘milk free’ branding – the chocolates are produced in an environment where dairy is handled
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NewsSugar wars: LGA attacks manufacturers over sugary drinks
LGA research named some cans of fizzy drinks containing up to twice the recommended daily sugar limit
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NewsHMRC seizes huge amounts of illicit tobacco
The biggest haul involved HMRC in co-operation with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) which seized more than 43m smuggled cigarettes in Croatia and Greece
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NewsSugar war players seek out 'common ground' in London summit
Several major suppliers, including Coca Cola and PepsiCo, took part in two hours of discussions in London last week
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NewsCountry of origin meat labelling rules come into force
Under the new rules, all pre-packed fresh, chilled and frozen meat except beef on sale in the EU must be labelled with details on where the animal was reared and slaughtered
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NewsFurore over negative Responsibility Deal report continues as DH claims to 'welcome' review
This morning’s PIRU report has caused an industry storm over the effectiveness of voluntary policy on alcohol consumption
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NewsDepartment of Health-commissioned alcohol report attacks Responsibility Deal, demands more action
Research by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said measures on alcohol had been, at best, “ineffective” with actions “poorly reported” by suppliers
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News'Billion units of alcohol removed' claim is flawed, says report
Claims that up to 870 million of the 1.3 billion units removed from the market were accounted for by changes to the way HMRC recorded beer data
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NewsTesco caught selling crisps in new healthy checkout lanes
Incident comes after Tesco offered chocolate prize in Diabetes UK raffle on Monday
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NewsTesco slammed for having chocolate prize in diabetes raffle
Supermarket responds by saying ”occasional treats are fine” but will still find alternative prize
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NewsSalt reduction: UK has 'a lot further to go', says Susan Jebb
The chair of the Responsibility Deal’s food network has warned the industry has a lot of work to do
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NewsAspartame sensitivity a myth, suggests study
People who self-diagnose as sensitive to aspartame do not actually react to the additive, a study has found
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NewsDiageo to put 'per serving' calorie content on its alcohol
The company said it believed existing lack of information led to “confusion” among consumers who wanted to know more
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NewsTax sugary drinks now, demands professor
The professor leading the Responsibility Deal’s food network has warned the government “cannot afford” to ignore the case for a tax on sugary drinks
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Analysis & FeaturesJoanna Blythman's Swallow This: hard to swallow?
The book written by journalist (and Grocer columnist) Joanna Blythman claims to serve up the “industry’s darkest secrets” on food manufacturing
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NewsPlain tobacco packaging plans flawed by security loophole
Key tools in the fight against illicit tobacco will become illegal because plain packaging regulations will forcibly remove them from packs
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Comment & OpinionOwn-label gap between healthy options consumers want and what they get is still weighty
Research suggests that work needs to be done by own-label to satiate the appetite for products low in fat, sugar and calories
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NewsIan Paisley claims plain packaging would ban tobacco security features, aid illicit trade
Paisley said the regulations for plain packaging would forcibly remove Codentify from current packs
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NewsAction on Sugar slams WHO sugar report
Campaigners angry at WHO’s science behind recommendation for low sugar intake is considered “conditional” and not backed by strong evidence
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Analysis & FeaturesSlash recommended sugar intakes, WHO tells governments
WHO admits evidence is shaky, but political hot topic shows no sign of dying down with SACN recommendations on the horizon too