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48% of All Pizzas Surveyed Across UK Found to Exceed The Recommended Limit for Entire Day
Dec 19, 2014Around 48% of all the pizzas surveyed across the UK were found to exceed the recommended limit for an entire day (6g/day), according to a report by the Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) and World Action on Salt and Health (WASH). ...
Tags: Half of Pizzas, Food
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Figures Revealed That Standardized Packaging of Products Helped UK Save £ 500m
Aug 12, 2014Figures released by the Public Health England PHE have revealed that standardized packaging of tobacco products could help the UK save up to £ 500m. These new figures follow a data released by the Australian treasury in December ...
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Nelson Laboratories Received The European Union's GMP Compliance Certificate
Aug 22, 2013Nelson Laboratories, a provider of full, life-cycle microbiology testing services, has received the European Union's Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Compliance Certificate for its laboratory’s facilities and processes after the ...
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The UK Department of Health Has Dismissed a Call by The UK's Leading Opposition Party
Jan 8, 2013The UK Department of Health has dismissed a call by the UK's leading opposition party for legal limits on salt, sugar and fat in foods aimed at children. A Department of Health spokesperson said today (7 January) that the government's ...
Tags: UK Department of Health, salt, sugar, fat, food safety
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Antiviral Drugs for Flu Has Been Approved to Use by The Department of Health in The UK
Dec 25, 2012The Department of Health in the UK, has issued guidance on the use of antiviral drugs to manage people with flu-like illness in England who are at higher risk of developing complications from flu, following the Health Protection Agency ...
Tags: antiviral drugs, flu, Health Medicine
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The UK Department of Health's Consultation on Plain Tobacco Packaging Came to an End
Nov 30, 2012The UK Department of Health’s consultation on plain tobacco packaging came to an end, after being, following its extension by a month to let more people to respond as it evoked strong public interest. As per the proposal, packets ...
Tags: Plain Tobacco Packaging, standard packaging, plain packaging
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The Scottish Government Is to Create a Food Standards Watchdog for The Country
Jun 29, 2012The Scottish government is to create a food standards watchdog for the country. The new body will oversee issues including food safety, nutrition and labelling in Scotland. It follows changes to the remit of the UK's Food Standards ...
Tags: food standards, food safety, food nutrition, food labelling