“Sustainable” UK food labels will be mandatory, says leaked strategy
A leaked copy of England’s new food strategy says data transparency, to be adopted across the UK, will incentivise the ...
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Environmental toxins worsen obesity pandemic
The Guardian reports on three review papers showing that chemical pollutants called “obesogens” are contributing significantly to the world's obesity ...
Londoners eat one and a half less chocolate bars a week after ad ban
London households bought almost 20 per cent less confectionary each week after junk food ads were banned on public transport in ...
Children need the tools “to do right by people and the planet”
One third of children in England aged 10 to 11 is overweight or obese, according to NHS figures, in a ...
Food habits doing ‘terrible damage’ to health – report
Reuters says that Britain must change what it eats and the way it produces food to stop "terrible damage" to ...
Innovation funding needed: National Food Strategy
Environmental impact labelling, innovation funding and mandatory reporting for large food companies are among the recommendations in the National Food ...
UK TV ban for large unhealthy food brands
Only SME producers of unhealthy food will be allowed to advertise before 9pm on TV in the UK from the ...
Food companies cannot have it both ways
A Financial Times editorial article says it should come as no surprise that many product lines of a company that ...
Hospitality can’t afford new UK gov obesity rules
The Hospitality sector is asking for government help over planned laws demanding calorie counts on menus. Kate Nicholls, CEO of ...
Tesco urged by investors to sell more healthy food
The BBC reports that a group of investors is trying to pressure Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket, into selling healthier ...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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