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NHS England bans ‘super-sized’ chocolate bars
England’s National Health Service (NHS England) has set a 250 calorie limit on confectionery sold in hospital canteens, stores, vending machines and its other outlets. The move is expected to impact family-size chocolate bars and share bags sold in the hospital stores of chains such as WH Smith and Marks & Spencer. Hospital chiefs must […]
FSA probe finds widespread addition of undeclared sugar in coconut water
An explosive FSA investigation into the coconut water sector has found added sugar in 60% of samples – despite the drinks being labelled as pure and free from additives. The National Food Crime Unit intercepted consignments of coconut water imported to the UK via the Port of Felixstowe earlier this year and analysed 12 samples. […]
Runny eggs safe to eat after 30 years: FSA
Runny eggs are now safe to eat by infants, children, pregnant women and the elderly for the first time in 30 years, provided they are produced under the British Lion code of practice, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The revised advice followed research by the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food, […]
Consumers ‘blame producers for food fraud’
Nearly two-thirds of consumers blame producers for food fraud, according to a new report from the National Farmers Union (NFU) Mutual Insurance Society, fuelled by high profile cases of food fraud in the media. The NFU Mutual Food Fraud Report 2017 – published today (September 7) – found that 63% of consumers blamed producers for […]
Soft drinks industry to stop selling sugary drinks in EU secondary schools
The European soft drinks industry will voluntarily cease sales of drinks with added sugars to secondary schools in the European Union, industry association UNESDA announced today. The pledge builds on a 2006 policy to not sell any beverages in primary schools or advertise to children under 12. The new commitment for secondary schools is being […]
Seeing red: Italy upsets manufacturers with origin labelling for tomatoes
Italy has announced plans to bring in mandatory origin labelling for tomato-based products, bypassing EU procedures and sparking fears for the unity of Europe’s single market. Agriculture minister Maurizio Martina said on Monday (4 September) he was working with the minister of economic development Carlo Calenda to extend mandatory origin labelling to processed tomatoes and […]
Food firms ‘hamstrung’ by date labels
Newly-consolidated date-labelling guidelines aim to help reduce food waste, but do nothing to allay the fear of prosecution which makes manufacturers more, rather than less, cautious in this area, according to one legal expert. The guidance on the application of date labels was published by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP), the Food Standards […]
Nutrient density on food labels could boost healthy choices
Researchers have suggested that the addition of Nutrient Rich Food Indices to food labels could help consumers make healthier purchasing decisions. According to a study by the University of Minnesota’s Julie Hess and Dr Joanne Slavin, published in the Journal of Food Science, nutrient density scoring could represent a useful metric to include on front-of-pack […]
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