News archive for the ‘Food Industry’ Category
Clamp down on takeaways near schools to stem rise in obesity, says thinktank
A report published by the 2020health thinktank, titled Careless Eating…
Aldi bans sweets from checkout displays leaving just M&S refusing to join the drive towards healthier snacks
Aldi supermarket has banned sweets and chocolates from its checkout displays…
Hit fizzy drinks with 'sugar tax'
Action for Sugar has proposed a sugar tax on fizzy drinks in…
Labour will cap the amount of sugar in breakfast cereals under plans to tackle childhood obesity
Labour health spokesperson Andy Burnham has said Labour will pledge to…
Slap a 20% 'health tax' on fizzy drinks: Experts call for action to slash UK sugar intake
‘Options for Action', a leaked report commissioned by Public Health England,…
Call for fizzy drinks sugar tax in fight to stem obesity
Leading doctors have called for sugary drinks to be labelled…
Cadbury makes anti-obesity pledge with cap on chocolate bar calories
Cadbury is to stop making and selling chocolate bars in…
Food giants urged to join forces in war on obesity
Some of the world’s biggest food and drink companies have…
Supermarket removes treats to combat pester power and childhood obesity after demands from campaigners
Sweets and chocolate are to be banned from all Tesco…
New film claims sugar, not fat, is the real enemy
A new documentary released in the United States has claimed…
Health experts want back on junk food shops near schools
Public Health England has published new guidance for councils in…
Doctors claim junk food is 'today's gruel'
Leading public health experts have claimed the “spectre of Oliver…
Food has more fat than labels proclaim
An investigation by an independent laboratory for Channel 4 Dispatches…
Fruit juice should not count in our five-a-day because some versions 'contain as much sugar as fizzy drinks'
Researchers from Glasgow University have warned that fruit juice should…
Government attacked over deals with fast-food industry: ‘Pure illusion’ to think this approach can cut obesity
Professor Roberto de Vogli of the University of California and…