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2 January 2019 | By New Food
Children have already exceeded the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18-year old by the time they reach their tenth birthday, according to Public Health England (PHE), with figures based on their total sugar consumption from the age of two.
21 November 2018 | By New Food
A recent report has shown how the vast majority of the public support the government in tackling the high content of sugar and calories in foods...
18 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
The statistic was published by Public Health England and used to highlight its Change4Life campaign which promotes healthy choices for children.
23 May 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
This is the first assessment of the targets which were introduced in 2016 to help curb the UK's obesity crisis.
6 March 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Shrinking portions, altering recipes and guiding the consumer's hand towards lower calorie products are all methods through which Public Health England has suggested manufacturers and retailers might meet the target it has set to slash calories. Health campaigners and an industry federation have welcomed the move, but one critic from…
11 December 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
The level of salt in UK sausages is roughly the same as it was in 2011 – falling foul of salt reduction targets.
5 October 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
As the deadline looms, Consensus Action on Salt and Health has encouraged Public Health England to 'get tough' on food manufacturers who fail to meet the 2017 Salt Reduction targets.
30 March 2017 | By New Food
Reduction programme could see 200,000 tonnes of sugar removed from the UK market per year by 2020.
19 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
PHE has confirmed 151 cases of this strain of E. coli. Two of the individuals with E. coli O157 have died and sixty-two people have received hospital care...
23 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
NOF are calling for a complete overhaul of dietary advice and public health messaging, saying current low-fat diet advice is based on 'flawed science'...
6 April 2016 | By Victoria White
PHE's National Diet and Nutrition Survey shows that adults have cut their average salt consumption by 0.9 grams per day in the decade from 2005 to 2014...
5 February 2016 | By Victoria White, New Food
We want your comments on the sugar debate. Do you think manufacturers should be doing more to reduce sugar in products? Perhaps you think consumers should take more responsibility for their own sugar intake? Let us know...
5 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The Sugar Smart app works by scanning the barcode of products and revealing the amount of total sugar it contains in cubes and grams...
23 October 2015 | By Victoria White
PHE's "Sugar Reduction: The Evidence for Action", outlining a broad range of measures for sugar reduction, including a tax on high sugar products, has been published...
15 July 2015 | By
A case of avian flu has now been confirmed at a Lancashire farm. A 10km surveillance zone and 3km protection zone have been put in place around the farm...
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