Food Commission press releases
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Each issue of The Food Magazine is packed with unique news and articles which should be of interest to journalists writing about food issues such as nutritional health, environmental impact, food policy and food and society). The Food Magazine is available on subscription.
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2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 Two leading health food companies - Holland & Barrett and Peter Black Healthcare (Red Kooga) - are continuing to sell irradiated food supplements, despite repeated warnings that the products are probably breaking the law (23/10/2001)
Replacing a nutritious breakfast with a substitute 'breakfast bar' could be a nutrition nightmare, according to Food Magazine survey. Tests of 18 products showed that all of them were either high in fats or sugars, or both. (23/10/2001)
Nearly three-quarters of the foods which use additives are high in sugar, salt or fat, and are foods which the Department of Health urges us to cut back on, according to a survey published in today's Food Magazine. (23/10/2001)
The cancer-causing chemical found in soy sauce, 3-MCPD, is also found in a wide range of UK-made foods, according to a survey the government published quietly last February. (20/07/2001)
Irradiated food products are illegally being sold in the UK despite retailers' claims that their food is not irradiated, reports the Food Magazine today. (07/02/2001)
The Food Commission today warned consumers to be alert for irradiated food which may be labelled as 'electronically pasteurised' or 'ion-beam sterilised' or use other deceptive descriptions. (23/01/2001)
The Food Commission slams nutrition labelling laws on dietary fibre as 'chaotic' and says that new proposals from the Food Standards Agency will, 'make a bad situation worse'. (22/01/2001)
