All Sugar articles – Page 16
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NewsTrillion calories cut since 2015, claim food and drink companies
The figures also show the average amount of sugar in consumer baskets fell by 13% in the same period
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Comment and OpinionLack of progress on sugar could set ministers and health experts on collision course
PHE’s 20% reduction of sugar in key sectors by 2020 now looks impossible
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NewsPHE report shows industry struggling to hit sugar reduction targets
PHE’s latest report suggested its voluntary reduction programme stood virtually no chance of hitting its targets
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NewsSoft drinks sugar levy revenues swallowed up by Treasury review
Sugar levy was supposed to be ringfenced to support children’s health and to help tackle the obesity crisis in schools
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Comment and OpinionThe ‘sugary snack tax’ creates more questions than answers
Researchers believe a snack tax could lower the nation’s obesity levels more effectively than the soft drinks levy. But how exactly would such a tax work?
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Comment and OpinionThe soft drinks sugar tax has sold the industry - and consumers - a lie
Less than 25% of the projects paid out by the fund were for health and wellbeing projects
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News‘No guarantee’ sugar levy money will be spent on kids’ health
Children’s health campaigners are now engaged in a battle to win the funding for future years, with no ring-fencing in place
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Comment and OpinionMore health taxes won’t help consumers - but they will damage businesses
Consumers want to have confidence in what they’re drinking, says Steve Perez, founder and chair of drinks company Global Brands
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NewsCampaign groups call for ‘calorie tax’ on high-fat foods
The organisations claim fat is a bigger contributor to calories in the diet than sugar
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Analysis and FeaturesEU sugar market hit by production uncertainty
The current prices are not profitable for domestic sugar beet producers
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Comment and OpinionAspartame safety study was one of the most comprehensive ever
Regulatory authorities thoroughly and extensively assess all kinds of scientific studies
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NewsArla targets kids’ yoghurt category with new low sugar Explorers brand
The range includes the Swirl pot, Bubble pot and Squeeze pouch
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Comment and OpinionLow-calorie sweeteners like aspartame are safe
Low-calorie sweeteners are safe and have been approved by all leading health authorities around the world for decades, writes Gavin Partington of the BSDA
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat’s in the new health green paper for food and drink?
New post-Brexit health labelling is just one suggestion – but will Boris Johnson have the appetite?
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NewsMondelez unveils Cadbury Dairy Milk 30% Less Sugar
The launch of follows three years’ development using soluble maize fibre for sweetness
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Comment and OpinionGovernment’s public health policies are a farce. What now?
The Department of Health’s new green paper suggests a government clutching at straws. Can a new PM change things?
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NewsSugro urges penalties for sugar tax avoiders that import cheap soft drinks
The buying group says its members are struggling to compete with importers avoiding the levy
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NewsMondelez adds lower-sugar Wine Gums to healthier treats
The Maynards Bassetts NPD contains 35g of sugar per 100g, compared with the 57.3g in regular Wine Gums
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NewsHumble Acre to launch healthier Gogo Roos cereal for children
Made with crispy rice, chickpea and sweet potato, it contains 9.3g of sugar per 100g
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NewsMüller sets new sugar reduction target
If Müller achieves its goal, it would be well on course to meet Public Health England’s voluntary sugar reduction target