Jan 3, 2019 | News, Sugar
UK children are currently consuming around 13 cubes or 52g of sugar a day, according to Public Health England (PHE). This is said to exceed the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18-year-old by the time they are 10 years old. The findings, which have been...
Dec 21, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for taxes to be applied to so called unhealthy ‘junk food’ in her annual report, suggesting the proceeds could be used to reduce prices for fruit and vegetables. In her annual report she...
Dec 19, 2018 | Confectionery, Ingredients, News, Sugar
The latest Government salt reduction targets set by Public Health England (PHE), suggest that the food industry has achieved “mixed progress”, with just over half of all average salt reduction targets met so far. However, for manufacturers and retailers combined, all...
Aug 3, 2018 | News, Retailing, Sugar
Concern about sugar content in food has risen 16% according to the latest biannual Food Standards Agency (FSA) Public Standards Tracker Survey. After a review in 2010, the Tracker was redeveloped in full and since then has run on a biannual basis. Questions cover...
Jul 20, 2018 | Confectionery, News, Retailing, Sugar
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk will soon be available in a new bar with less sugar, as the company owned by Mondelēz International, weighs in on the obesity crisis in the UK. The new product will contain 30% less sugar than the original in an effort to help consumers manage...
