Nutrition from United Kingdom

November 13, 2010

Mininimum price per calorie suggested for food

Just as MSPs were this week throwing out the idea of people paying a minimum price for alcohol, a Scottish doctor was raising a new idea – a minimum price per calorie for food.

July 12, 2010

Food Standard Agency to be abolished by health secretary

The Food Standards Agency is to be abolished by Andrew Lansley, the health secretary, it emerged last night, after the watchdog fought a running battle with industry over the introduction of colour-coded "traffic light"warnings for groceries,...

June 22, 2010

Piden prohibir grasas trans en alimentos en el Reino Unido

El organismo que regula los alimentos y fármacos en el Reino Unido está pidiendo que en Inglaterra se eliminen de los alimentos los ácidos grasos trans. Estos compuestos son un tipo de grasas insaturadas presentes principalmente en productos que han s...

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

June 22, 2010

Cut salt and saturated fat levels in processed food to save thousands of lives, says NICE

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom has published new guidance on opportunities to improve the nation's diet. Tens of thousands of lives could be saved, and millions of people spared the suffering of ...

June 22, 2010

FDF responds to new NICE guidelines

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) responded to the publication earlier today of the NICE guidance on opportunities to improve the diet in the United Kingdom. Julian Hunt, FDF's Director of Communication states: "We are surprised that NICE has...

January 28, 2010

Front of pack Nutritional labeling: People's view on food labels

The Food Standards Agency has published the latest report of people's views on food labels and their awareness and understanding of front-of-pack nutrition labelling. This is part of a nationwide series of 'citizens' forums' set up to establish a dial...

October 30, 2009

Food Standards Agency response to 'Is salt really the devil's ingredient?' in The Times

I usually like to keep my blogs short and to the point, but following a critical article about the Agency's salt policy in The Times earlier this week, I felt this needed a more detailed response. As Chief Scientist, my job is to ensure that the Agency...

October 19, 2009

Tate & Lyle survey reveals that health and wellness remains front of mind for European consumers

Research released today by Tate &Lyle shows that consumers continue to see health and wellness as an important issue and will pay more for foods that display health benefits on their labels. The findings are part of Tate &Lyle’s ongoing resea...

September 24, 2009

Obesity may soon become the top cancer cause in women

At least 124,000 new cancers in 2008 in Europe may have been caused by excess body weight, according to estimates from a new modelling study. The proportion of cases of new cancers attributable to a body mass index of 25kg/m2 or more were highest among...

July 08, 2009

FDF Recipe for Change: Product innovation continues despite economic downturn

The economic downturn has not created a 'health crunch' when it comes to new product innovation, suggests research conducted for the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) by independent consultancy Mintel's Global New Products Database. Based on its tracki...

July 08, 2009

Pepsico reformulation case study (FDF: Recipe for Change)

“At PepsiCo, our goal is to support healthier lifestyles by providing a range of great-tasting products that are as healthy as possible. We're very proud of the work we've done to transform the nutritional profile of some of the nation's favourite foo...

May 18, 2009

FSA publishes revised salt reduction targets for 2012

In May 2009 the Agency published revised salt reduction targets for 2012, for 80 categories of foods. These are more challenging than the previous targets for 2010. The earlier voluntary salt reduction targets were published in March 2006 for 85 catego...

April 21, 2009

Unilever makes a commitment to reduce salt

Unilever today announced the launch of a global salt reduction strategy for its Foods portfolio, covering over 22 000 products.Unilever has committed to a reduction in salt across its products to target a dietary intake of 6g of salt per day by the end...

February 13, 2009

Campaña britanica para reducir el consumo de grasas saturadas

Las agencias de seguridad de los alimentos del Reino Unido (Foods Standard Agency, FSA) ha lanzado una campaña publicitaria en los medios para reducir el consumo de grasas saturadas en los alimentos y cambiar los hábitos de compra y alimentación hacia ...

November 20, 2008

Major restaurant chains in UK commit to healthier foods

Six leading high street restaurant chains – Burger King, KFC, McDonald's, Nando's, Subway and Wimpy – have today announced a commitment to make changes in their restaurants, which support Agency activity to help people eat more healthily outside the ...

July 31, 2008

ASA: McCain campaign 'Eat your greens' not misleading.

The UK advertising watchdog (ASA) investigated the McCain Foods (GB) "Eat your greens"campaign for McCain Rustic Oven Fries and found the campaign was "not irresponsible or misleading". The campaign features the slogan "Eat yo...

June 07, 2008

Which contains more salt: a bag of potatochips or a muffin?

If you are out and about and are looking for a quick, healthy snack for your children, an orange and lemon wholegrain muffin may sound like a good option. If you are watching their salt intake, however, you would be better off giving them a bag of cri...

April 15, 2008

McCain Rustic oven chips Advert: 'Eat your greens'

"Not for a minute,"insists a spokesman from McCain's ultra-slick PR agency, "are we suggesting a portion of oven chips might be as good for you as a portion of fresh veg, or part of your five-a-day or anything. That's not the idea at all...

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Mininimum price per calorie suggested for food

Food Standard Agency to be abolished by health secretary

Piden prohibir grasas trans en alimentos en el Reino Unido

Cut salt and saturated fat levels in processed food to save thousands of lives, says NICE

FDF responds to new NICE guidelines

Front of pack Nutritional labeling: People's view on food labels

Food Standards Agency response to 'Is salt really the devil's ingredient?' in The Times

Tate & Lyle survey reveals that health and wellness remains front of mind for European consumers

Obesity may soon become the top cancer cause in women

FDF Recipe for Change: Product innovation continues despite economic downturn

Pepsico reformulation case study (FDF: Recipe for Change)

FSA publishes revised salt reduction targets for 2012

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