Health and Vitality
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New pledges for RD
THREE NEW salt pledges, specifically focused on the catering sector, have been announced by the Department of Health (DH). The pledges, which are part of the Governments much-hyped Responsibility Deal on health, will encourage more companies to make their… Read More
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‘The Obesity Games’
JUNK FOOD brands should be excluded from sponsoring sporting events, according to the Childrens Food Campaign. London 2012 sponsors attacked in new report In a hard-hitting new report, the campaigning group claims that the power of corporate… Read More
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Shrinking wallets producing expanding waistlines
WITH FOOD prices on the rise and the UK in tough economic times, consumers have turned to low cost, processed foods, according to a new study. Britains Changing Diet in Difficult Times, compiled by Waste Watch, shows how this… Read More
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Steve Quinn, MD – Cucina Restaurants
I HAVE to say that Jamie Oliver’s recent attack on Michael Gove over non-mandatory nutritional standards in academies made me a bit cross. You may think… Read More
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Higher welfare animals produce more nutritious food
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING’S new nutrition report reveals that meat, dairy and eggs from higher welfare farming contain higher levels of key nutrients than animal products from factory farm systems. Products from animals reared in higher welfare environments tend to… Read More
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Smart phones helping smart nutrition
QR CODES have been added to a new food brand to help customers find out more about the food they are eating. Codes on Vacherins Nutritious & Delicious… Read More
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Salt reduction at standstill
FOOD MANUFACTURERS and retailers have announced that they are approaching the limit of whats possible in terms of removing salt from their products. New research, commissioned by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF)… Read More
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Subway targets schools
SUBWAY IS REPORTEDLY in talks with a head teacher to open a branch at a school in Manchester. According to the Manchester Evening News the food chain is in talks with Parrs Wood High School in Didsbury over the possibility… Read More