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Are the new HFSS bans unfair?
New Food's Editor questions whether the new bans on HFSS products are unfair following the publication of the restrictions.
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HFSS food TV ads to be banned before 9pm in UK
The advertising ban has garnered support from nutrition groups like Action on Salt and Action on Sugar, but other areas of the food industry have expressed their concern over the new regulations.
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Professor Susan Jebb appointed Chair of FSA
Professor Susan Jebb was a major contributor to the landmark report on obesity in 2007 and is currently an advisor to the National Food Strategy.
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Taco Bell to offer free tacos to vaccinated individuals in California
Taco Bell has joined other food industry giants such as Unilever in offering out free food to vaccinated individuals, as the US looks to drive its vaccination programme onwards.
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Lack of fruit and veg responsible for 18,000 early deaths says report
A new report claims the UK fruit and veg sector could be boosted by more than £200 million if everyone ate the amount of greens advised by the Government.
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Scottish diet at heart of FSS five-year strategy
The Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published its strategic goals for the next five years, which it says will focus on the issues that “matter most” to the Scottish people, including plans to tackle obesity.
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How will UK Government’s new health Bill impact the food sector and consumer?
Following the Queen’s Speech, New Food’s Editor takes a deep dive into the possible consequences of the new, pending “junk food” advertising and calorie-labelling rules, which aim to tackle the UK obesity crisis.
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Could you take up intermittent fasting?
The study suggests factors such as work commitments and ease of following are very important when it comes to how willing people are to take up intermittent fasting.
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Use pandemic to repair broken EU and UK food system, says new report
A new report has urged the EU food industry to use the pandemic to repair what it has called a broken food system, with food waste and nutrition being high on the agenda.
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The NSLP and ‘food apartheid’ in San Francisco
The US National School Lunch Program (NSLP) has come under criticism over the years, with some suggesting its structure has unsavoury foundations.
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British Nutrition Foundation to launch Healthy Eating Week
The BNF is launching a new event to encourage people from all ages to improve their health and wellbeing by focussing on five key themes.
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Magnit joins other retailers in healthy eating initiative
Russian supermarket Magnit is teaming up with other retailers to promote healthy and sustainable lifestyles, including increasing the availability of food low in sugar, salt, and fat.
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Orthorexia: Why our relationship with food is so important
Registered nutritionist, Sophie Bertrand, shines a light on a less well-known eating disorder – Orthorexia – and explains why the messaging around nutrition can be unhelpful at best, and damaging at worst.
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Researchers create “Double Pyramid” to encourage better eating
Researchers have developed a new way to rank foods which aid both diet and sustainability goals, taking into account all seven world regions.
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UK eats junk food most often in Europe says new survey
Belgium came in at second place on the list of countries surveyed, while Austria and the Netherlands were found to eat the least junk food per month on average.
