Latest health insight and analysis – Page 4
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Analysis and Features
What are the big opportunities and challenges for farm shops in 2024?
Leading industry figures give their views on what the coming year may hold for the farm shop and deli market
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Comment and Opinion
Dispatches exposé fails to answer its own question about turkey safety
It quickly became clear the link to Christmas (and festive turkeys) was tenuous at best
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Analysis and Features
Personal care 2023 - health: Sickly Brits drive huge value gains
Sickly Brits boost cold & flu remedies
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Comment and Opinion
Will COP28’s big food industry focus lead to positive change?
This year’s climate summit in the UAE saw a greater focus on food systems
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Comment and Opinion
Your community can help your brand act when action is needed
When the news first broke that food waste requirements were being abandoned, a group of us decided to take the fight to the government
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Comment and Opinion
Retailers are breaking HFSS rules without consequence
Our report found stores displaying sweets, crisps and fizzy drinks in prominent areas, says Beth Bradshaw, project manager at Food Active
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Comment and Opinion
Genetically modified foods must come with a warning
The FSA’s approach rides roughshod over what consumers want, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment and Opinion
Do the top 100 companies really care about their people?
There is a disparity between the values companies extol in outward communication and the focus of their annual reports, says Darren A Smith, founder & CEO, Making Business Matter
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Comment and Opinion
Britain on the brink of becoming a ‘sick and impoverished nation’
Far from stepping up to the challenge of obesity, government ministers have spent the past few years desperately rowing back with a series of u-turns
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Analysis and Features
Are healthier sales targets too easy?
Food manufacturers are setting healthier sales targets, but critics accuse them of unambitious goals and sleight of hand
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Comment and Opinion
The surprising truth about Halloween 2023 and HFSS
The impressive performance of sweets was driven by efficient promotions, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Profiles and QandAs
My Alternative CV: The Gym Kitchen’s Segun Akinwoleola on babies and diversity
‘I’m still one of the only black people in a lot of rooms and there are still very few black-owned brands sold in major supermarkets’
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Comment and Opinion
COP28: We must change our diets to save the planet
Shifting diets needs to be front and centre of commitments, says Ali Morpeth, registered public health nutritionist
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Comment and Opinion
How the government is empowering farming innovation
The government stands firmly behind innovation, research and development as the cornerstones of modern farming practices, says farming minister Mark Spencer
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Analysis and Features
Is childhood obesity at a tipping point?
Recent figures show a drop in child obesity rates, but strong policymaking will likely be required to ensure there is longevity behind the trend
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Comment and Opinion
Why we’re fighting dirty against microplastics in our fertiliser and food
The Environment Agency must enforce tests to look for microplastics and other toxic chemicals, says Steve Hynd, policy manager at City to Sea
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Comment and Opinion
How confectionery brands can navigate the health landscape
It’s important to understand the emerging cultural dynamics, along with lingering perceptions around what ‘healthier’ looks like, says Pippa Garlick, strategy director at Stormbrands
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Comment and Opinion
Can Steve Barclay navigate Defra from mess to environmental success?
Some of those who were baying for the blood of Defra secretary Thérèse Coffey might be thinking of the old adage ‘be careful what you wish for’
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Promotional Feature
Why export success is increasingly important to regional growth
Amid surging exports for the UK market, regional performance is also strong – and Wales is reaping the benefits of its positive food and drink culture to send a positive message to the international buying world.
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Comment and Opinion
Why the FSA is taking a proportionate approach to CBD
If you are using CBD products every day over a long period of time, we can confidently say a dose of less than 10mg is safe, says Emily Miles, CEO of the Food Standards Agency