Oct 9, 2020 | News, Sugar
A 3% reduction in sugar products was recorded in food products sold between 2015 and 2019, according to the latest progress report from Public Health England (PHE). The voluntary targets were set by Government as part of measures to tackle obesity within the UK. In...
Nov 15, 2019 | News, Sugar
A new glycaemic response white paper from Tate & Lyle explores the role food manufacturers can play in developing products that help consumers manage blood glucose while following dietary guidelines. Given public health concerns surrounding the high incidence of...
Nov 7, 2019 | Confectionery, News, Sugar
Half year results from Tate & Lyle plc for the six months to 30th September 2019 revealed an 11% increase in its Food & Beverage Solutions profit to £90million. Nick Hampton, the company’s chief executive, said: “We made encouraging progress in the first half....
Jul 31, 2019 | News, Sugar
The world’s most widely used artificial sweetener has not been adequately proven to be safe for human consumption, argues a newly published paper from University of Sussex researchers. Professor Erik Millstone and Dr Elisabeth Dawson have forensically detailed serious...
Apr 5, 2019 | Food Packing, Fruit Processing, Ingredients, News, Retailing, Sugar
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has responded to new health claims published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, which states that product packaging for a large proportion of foods marketed to children in the UK are ‘confusing’ and could be...
Mar 20, 2019 | Food Equipment & Services, News, Retailing, Sugar
The Government is moving forward with its public consultation to ask the general public for their views on ways to reduce the number of adverts for foods that may be high in fat, sugar and salt, that children are exposed to. The consultation sets out proposals to...
