EU health commissioner warns of possible junk food legislation
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The European Union could consider legislation to regulate the junk food industry so as to tackle the continent's increasing obesity problem, the EU's health commissioner said.
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Food colouring Red 2G (E 128), which is added to some breakfast sausages and burger meat, may cause cancer, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said on Monday as it reviewed food additives used in the European Union.
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Governments must wake up to the scourge of obesity or it will soon be too late to win the battle against the global epidemic, a senior World Health Organization official warned.
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More than half of adults in European Union nations are obese or overweight and the young are increasingly making Europe a fat continent, the EU's top public health official said Wednesday.
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The European Union wants firms to stop advertising junk food to children and to make food labelling clearer, the FT says.
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The European Commission said Wednesday it was considering tightening food advertising and nutrition labelling rules if companies failed to improve consumer awareness about unhealthy foods.
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British confectionery giant Cadbury faces prosecution under British and European laws following a salmonella food scare last June, The Guardian has reported.
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Europe&#39;s incoming health chief has pledged to crack down on smoking, saying there is no bigger evil to be battled than cigarettes and encouraging national bans across the 25-nation EU.
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With an increasing number of Nebraska children overweight or at risk of becoming so, a state lawmaker wants to take aim at junk food sold in schools.
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David Byrne, the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, has warned that obese children may be storing up a future health disaster.
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15/10/2004 - UK food watchdog warns this week it will bump up prevention actions for food pathogens as salmonella cases are on the rise, but contamination focus on Spanish eggs seems likely.
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The Government White Paper on Public Health proposes bans on smoking, junk food advertising and clearer warnings on alcohol. Health Correspondent MARK NICHOLLS looks at why we&#39;ve reached the stage where we
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Products claiming to be superfoods will be banned under new EU rules coming into effect on 1 July.
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16/11/2004 Junk food adverts have been banned on TV before 9pm in an attempt to fight Britainâs obesity crisis. Health Secretary Dr John Reid believes the move is necessary to protect youngsters watching early evening television.
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Findings from a UK government-funded analysis of acrylamide, a potential carcinogen identified in crisps and French fries two years ago, will be revealed at a meeting next week under the auspices of the UK food ...
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Food watchdogs have issued urgent warnings to consumers and caterers in a bid to halt salmonella outbreaks linked to Spanish eggs.
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