NHS England bans ‘super-sized’ chocolate bars
England’s National Health Service (NHS England) has set a 250 calorie limit on confectionery sold in hospital canteens, stores, vending machines and its other outlets.
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Burts ups capacity in Devon to cope with demand
Potato chip producer Burts Chips has added 20% capacity at its Roborough factory by installing a high-speed potato frying line and adding 12 more jobs.
Junk food firms’ ad budget dwarfs government anti-obesity campaign spend
Junk food brands are spending close to 30 times more on advertising their products than the amount available for the UK Government’s flagship healthy eating campaign, an anti-obesity coalition claims.
Call for “monumental” rethink of food systems that “make people sick”
Industrial food and farming systems are “making people sick” and fuelling the obesity crisis, according to research published by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems.
Gov Chemist: Sulphite determination was most challenging investigation
Determining low concentration levels of sulphites in foods such as garlic was the most challenging investigation last year due to interferences, according to the Government Chemist Annual Review.
Natural machines: bringing 3D printers into the kitchen
The game-changing potential of 3D printers in food manufacturing is still being realised. But already one company is working on brining the technology into the kitchen. Natural Machines co-founder and CMO Lynette Kucsma believes 3D printers have the...