All Labelling articles – Page 50
-
NewsQueen’s Speech ducks plain packs for tobacco
Legislation to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products was conspicuous by its absence in the Queen’s Speech today.
-
NewsBoots drops evening meals to focus on healthy 'food for now'
Boots has called time on its trial of evening meals and expanded its food for now range instead…
-
Comment & OpinionJoanna Blythman blasts refusal to update dietary advice
What, exactly, is the government’s healthy eating advice based on?…
-
Comment & OpinionResponsibility Deal needs a big picture
The latest update on the Responsibility Deal reveals some impressive pledges - but it needs to shout louder.
-
NewsResponsibility Deal update: Who has pledged what?
More than 390 companies have set out the steps they are taking under the Responsibility Deal to reduce salt, calories and alcohol units in food and drink.
-
NewsCadbury makes Responsibility Deal pledge on chocolate bars
Mondelez International , the owner of chocolate giant Cadbury, has followed the lead of its rival Mars in announcing a calories cap on bars, as part of a new pledge under the Responsibility Deal.
-
Comment & OpinionMixed messages on sugar
There are so many people gunning for sugar at the moment it’s difficult to keep up. This week, a professor argued warning labels should be slapped on sugary drinks…
-
NewsDavid Beckham heads back to school for Sainsbury's Active Kids
It was back to school for David Beckham last week when he dropped by his old primary school in Chingford, Essex…
-
NewsTesco throws down the gauntlet on 'guilt' lanes
Pressure is mounting on grocers to banish ‘guilt lanes’ once and for all…
-
NewsInnocent relaunches Veg Pots range
Innocent is relaunching Veg Pots and has admitted the brand has not kept pace with the changing ready meals market…
-
Comment & OpinionTesco's sweet spot
Tesco’s move to drop sweets from checkouts in its smaller stores is a big, bold step that sets it apart from the majority of its grocery rivals.
-
NewsTesco ditches sweets from checkouts as it clears 'guilt lanes'
Tesco is scrapping sweets and chocolates from all tills across the UK and the Republic of Ireland in a bid to help customers make “healthier choices”.
-
NewsASA refers ‘calorie-burning’ soft drink Aspire to Trading Standards
Fahrenheit60, supplier of a soft drink that claims to burn calories, has been reported to Trading Standards by advertising watchdogs.
-
NewsRegeneration trials dropped over Healthy High Streets clash
The government has scrapped plans to select a group of towns and cities to trial the most successful Portas ideas…
-
Comment & Opinion
Look to your laurels and dial down the sweetness
Fair play to Tesco. It may be in a pickle but it doesn’t lack ambition…
-
Analysis & FeaturesHalal meat labelling: No quick fix in sight
Halal meat is in the headlines yet again. And there is one clear message: post-Horsegate, consumers want better information about meat.
-
NewsTobacco display ban: no display can pay for independents
Rather than fearing the tobacco display ban indie retailers should be looking at how it could boost their profits…
-
Analysis & FeaturesTesco war on sugar now targets artificial sweeteners
Tesco is playing a major supporting role in making sugar public enemy number one…
-
NewsBrits failing to eat enough fish, major study finds
Brits’ consumption of oily fish falls far short of government recommended levels, new research has warned.
-
NewsBenecol ad struck down for misleading health claims
An ad for Benecol yoghurt drinks has been banned by the Advertising Standard Authority for misleading consumers about the drink’s health benefits.