Food watchdog launches drive to cut salt intake
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The government launches a Â£4m poster and TV advertising campaign to combat excessive salt consumption today amid concerns about the risk to public health posed by its links with high blood pressure, heart disease and strokes.
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Imposing a tax on unhealthy foods could prevent more than 3,000 deaths a year in the UK, researchers said today.
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Snacks sold in schools will have to cut the fat, sugar and salt under the latest crackdown on junk food won by former President Clinton.
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Scotland is to have its own "food policy" dealing with issues such as consumption and manufacture.
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Many sweet foods popular with children contain potentially dangerous levels of salt which are putting their health at risk, a campaign group warns today
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NEW YORK  - People who smoke or use high amounts of table salt on their food appear to be at increased risk for gastroesophageal reflux, a disease in which stomach juices flow back into the esophagus, European researchers report.
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School meals are to undergo a major government review in an attempt to tackle childhood obesity.
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The school meals watchdog denies it has watered down its guidelines on healthy food.
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Menus in Montgomery County's chain restaurants would have to list nutritional information such as calories, sodium and fat content under a proposal submitted yesterday to the County Council.
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Parents in Scotland are urged to live healthier lifestyles in a bid to address childhood obesity.
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A consumer group prodded the Food and Drug Administration yesterday to regulate salt as a food additive, arguing that excessive salt consumption by Americans may be responsible for more than 100,000 deaths a year.
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The government warned consumers and retailers Monday to take urgent action to rid their shelves of more than 90 different products, from chili sauce to corned beef hash to dog food, produced at a plant linked to a botulism outbreak. Castleberry's Food Company closed the suspect plant.
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The Co-op is testing whether shoppers are affected by labels highlighting products' salt, fat and calories content.
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Some pensioners are cutting back on food and heating in order to meet council tax bills, a charity says.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government said Thursday it will create a task force to find ways of eliminating heart-clogging trans fats from foods sold in Canada.
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The Food Standards Agency has launched a campaign to encourage Britons to eat less salt and raise awareness of the link between too much salt and serious illness.
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Campaigners are urging people in Scotland to eat less salt and instead opt for a healthier diet. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said heart disease and strokes could be reduced by cutting down on salt.