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Farmers are to have a proper say in how their money is spent, as the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) seeks to offer farmers better

How will independent retailers cope with new restrictions on selling unhealthy food? As the government comes to its conclusions after the consultation on

Last modified on Sat 29 May 2021 03.13 EDT Maybe we will come to measure out the pandemic in Tulleken time. The identical twin brothers – and practising doctors – Chris and Alexander (Xand) van Tulleken have had a busy year; they have rarely been off our screens for long. Respectively, they are a virologist at University College hospital, London, and an experienced public health doctor with years of experience on the frontline of disaster zones. The pair would doubtless have been comm...

Sponsored by: Real Grace digs deep to win the G3 Canadian Derby The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Alberta Division) hosted the 47th Annual Alberta Thoroughbred Awards in a virtual format on May 20th, 2021, led by Horse of the Year Real Grace. Real Grace, a Mineshaft gelding, won two of nine starts in 2020, highlighted by an 18-1 upset victory in the Grade 3 Canadian Derby at Century Mile. Earlier in the season, he also won the Derby Trial Stakes at Assiniboia Downs. The gelding...

Dr CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN: A mere four weeks - thats all it took for me to pile on enough fat to move from being a healthy weight to being overweight, putting my health at real risk. 

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board is facing an uncertain future. In October, chairman Nicholas Saphir said it was “ready and willing to change” in the face of mounting farmer unrest over how it spent their compulsory levy. But despite a new five-year strategy unveiled in December, his pledge couldn’t stop a majority of growers voting to ditch the contentious charge. Some 61% voted to abolish the horticulture levy, and 66% to ditch the potato levy  – placing over £14m ...

By Ian Quinn2021-01-28T12:33:00+00:00 Leaders said the ban would be a major barrier for companies looking to “seize upon post-Brexit opportunities” Food and drink leaders have warned the government its clampdown on promotion of HFSS foods risks wrecking post-Brexit trade deals. In a letter to the Chancellor, ahead of the Budget on 3 March, the FDF called on ministers to scrap the proposed ban on online advertising and in-store promotions of products high in salt, fat or sugar. It said th...

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An eight-week consultation is underway. So can we expect a ban and is it time industry accepted one?

As the UK plans to dismantle Public Health England – in a move health expert Dr Anthony Laverty describes as ‘retrograde’ – the Government is being called on to take ‘bolder action’ to combat obesity. In the UK, the majority of adults are overweight or obese. According to recent NHS data, 67% of men and 60% of women fall into these categories. In 2020, 20% of year six children were classified as obese, with prevalence more than twice as high in the most d...