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15 February 2017
Beverage design and development firm Mattson has revealed several macro trends to keep an eye on in 2017 and beyond.
fooddive
15 February 2017
From air-dried crisps made from surplus fruit to beer brewed from unused bread, innovative entrepreneurs are turning discarded peelings into profit.
the telegraph
14 February 2017
Chef Ann Cooper, a leading advocate for improving childhood nutrition and school food, looks at the progress made during the Obama administration, and the promises and challenges of the years to come.
JBF
14 February 2017
What kind of food will be on our plates tomorrow?
food navigator
14 February 2017
It’s the second day of public hearings on the proposal announced by the finance minister during his budget address last year.
eyewitness news
13 February 2017
The aim of the tax is to reduce obesity and diabetes in the territory, says finance minister.
cbc
13 February 2017
A new study has found that public health programs that aid in weight loss can cut risk of type 2 diabetes in half in the general population.
upi
13 February 2017
The guzzling of sugary beverages such as juice and energy drinks is projected to result in more than 63,000 deaths over the next 25 years in Canada, according to research commissioned by leading health charities.
cbc
12 February 2017
The rating comes from Healthy School Food Maryland, a coalition of 20 nonprofit and business organizations that work to promote healthy, safe and locally produced food for students.
the baltimore sun
11 February 2017
Food and beverage brands of all sizes and across categories are scrambling to reduce sugar in their products before FDA regulations mandating they indicate added and total sugar on the Nutrition Facts panel goes into effect in July 2018.
food navigator
10 February 2017
Time-constrained millennials are the most likely to try unusual recipes with exotic ingredients that are harder to reuse.
the independent
10 February 2017
Jamie Oliver is on a mission to help everyone fall in love with cooking.
10 February 2017
European soft drink brands, including Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Orangina and Red Bull, have announced plans to reduce added sugars by an extra 10% by 2020 in Europe.
food navigator
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The UK now joins Mexico, France and South Africa in implementing a tax on sugary drinks. In the UK, this will generate half a billion pounds that will go straight into schools, invested into sports and breakfast clubs. Jamie has welcomed the news about a levy on sugary drinks in the UK, but believes that this is only one part of a multi-layered solution to a complex obesity problem and hopes that this will be addressed in the UK Government’s childhood obesity strategy, due to be released in summer 2016. Read the answers to your questions on the sugary drinks tax here.
Together with medical experts and professionals, Jamie has drafted a six-point plan to tackle childhood obesity in the UK. The levy on sugary drinks was just one of a range of proposed policies, initiatives, incentives and community-based interventions, which together create a powerful tool for change. Jamie has sent his proposal to PM David Cameron and believes we must keep putting pressure on the Government to consider these measures and be bold once again in their own strategy. You can read more about Jamie’s proposed Childhood Obesity Strategy here.
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