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Majority of Scots Do Not Follow Healthy Eating Recommendations, Says FSS Survey
Oct 24, 2016Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has (14 October) published the results from its second Food in Scotland Consumer Tracking Survey, showing that while most people in Scotland are aware of healthy eating recommendations, the majority do not ...
Tags: Food Standards Scotland, food, drinks
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JTI-Macdonald Launches Campaign to Show That Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products Doesn't Work
Sep 27, 2016On the heels of the federal government’s consultation on plain packaging for tobacco products, JTI-Macdonald has launched an awareness campaign to highlight to Canadians and the government the perils of such a move. The online and ...
Tags: JTI-Macdonald, campaign, tobacco products
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Very Hot Beverages Probably Carcinogenic to Humans
Jun 23, 2016An investigation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IRAC) has concluded drinking very hot beverages probably causes cancer of the oesophagus in humans. The investigation did not ...
Tags: very hot beverages, oesophagus, cancer
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Sugar Tax Doesn't Help Fight Obesity: Katherine Rich
Mar 22, 2016The chief executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (NZFGC) Katherine Rich has told Australian Food News today that the UK”s announced sugar tax will not help fight obesity. Under the UK tax, drinks which contain more ...
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Food Standard Scotland Drafts Measures to Tackle Obesity
Feb 10, 2016Food Standard Scotland (FSS) is considering a package of measures to tackle advertising, promotion and potion size of certain foods and drinks, which would be considered for taxation and regulation in order to improve Scottish diet. ...
Tags: Food Standard Scotland, package
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PepsiCo Chooses Barfresh as Exclusive Sales Representative to Offer Smoothies in North America
Oct 30, 2015PepsiCo has chosen North American beverage company Barfresh Food Group as its exclusive sales representative within the foodservice channel to offer Barfresh’s ready-to-blend smoothies and frozen beverages line throughout the US and ...
Tags: sugary drinks, beverage
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California Lawmakers Have Rejected a Proposed Tax on Sodas and Other Sugary Beverages
May 18, 2015In a latest loss of face for public health advocates, California lawmakers have rejected a proposed tax on sodas and other sugary beverages. The legislation brought in the assembly by Assemblyman Richard Bloom asked to impose an extra 2 ...
Tags: Soda Tax, sugary beverages
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French National Assembly Passes Bill on Unlimited Refills of Soft Drinks
Apr 7, 2015The French National Assembly has voted in favor of a ban on unlimited refills of sugary drinks at fast food chains and stores, as part of its efforts to tackle growing obesity levels. The ban would be applicable on all soda "fountains" ...
Tags: Soft Drinks, fast food chains, Food
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Nap Concepts Developed a Hybrid Disposable Cup
Mar 27, 2015US-based food packaging design, manufacturing and production company Nap Concepts has developed a hybrid disposable cup that integrates a napkin into the bottom of the cup. The new product that is called the NAP Cup is said to be ideal ...
Tags: Hybrid Cups, cups
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Relation Between Sugar-Sweetened Drinks and The Age at Which Girls Have Their First Period
Jan 29, 2015Girls who frequently consume sugary drinks tend to start their menstrual periods earlier than girls who do not, according to new research from Harvard Medical School in Boston. The study, published online today in Human Reproduction, one ...
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Beverage Industry in Philippines Opposes to Impose Adrate on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Dec 12, 2014The beverage industry in the Philippines has opposed a proposal to impose additional tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, claiming that the tax would not tackle the obesity problem. The House Bill 3365, which was authored by Nueva Ecija Rep. ...
Tags: Beverage, Soft Drinks, Agriculture
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Protein-Infused Water Is Available in More Than 500 Locations in 10 States
Nov 19, 2014Miami Bay Beverage, the makers of trimino sugar-free protein-infused water, have signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Farrell Distributing of South Burlington and Rutland, Vermont. Delicious trimino protein-infused water is ...
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Researchers Have Found That a 20% Tax Imposed on SSB Could Reduce Obesity in Young Adults
Aug 25, 2014Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, have found that a 20% tax imposed on sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) could reduce obesity in young adults. According to the data presented, the 20% price ...
Tags: Researchers, 20%tax, Food
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Bill Was Approved by California in Placing Warning Labels for Sugary Drinks
May 27, 2014The California State Senate’s Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that mandates sugary soft drinks to feature labels that warn of obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. Under the new measure, which was approved on a 5-2 ...
Tags: Sugary Drinks, Warning Labels
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Some Yoghurts and Cheeses May Reduce Risk of Diabetes by One-Third
Feb 27, 2014February 24, 2014 Sophie Langley Some yoghurts and cheeses may reduce risk of diabetes by one-third Higher consumption of yoghurt, compared with no consumption, may reduce the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes by 28 per cent, according ...
Tags: Yoghurts, Diabetes, EPIC-Norfolk, MRC
