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Food diet

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Medical science
    Scientists find potential link between ultra-processed foods and cancer

    Fatty molecules also found in UPFs seen at high levels in colorectal tumours

    A University of South Florida researcher working in a lab
  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Tackling the harms of ultra-processed foods

    Consumers need clear information to make healthier choices about what they eat

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  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Ultra-processed foods fatten muscles even if not eaten in large amounts, study finds

    Research intensifies debate over health risks of mass-produced goods made more palatable for consumers

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  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    UK junk food ad ban includes porridge and pitta bread snacks

    Unhealthy foods cannot be shown online or before 9pm under new rules to cut childhood obesity

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  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
    Environment
    England’s environment watchdog told to review risk from lead mines

    Government-ordered report comes after FT investigation into impact of toxic metal on human health

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  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Moral Money
    COP29 struggles to break climate finance deadlock Premium content

    Wealthy and developing nations in disagreement on crucial issues as climate summit nears its close

    Mukhtar Babayev scratches his forehead
  • Monday, 18 November, 2024
    Huel Ltd
    Huel profits surge as meal replacement maker broadens fan base

    UK company says launch of chewable goods, presence in supermarkets and anti-obesity drugs have driven demand

    Staff at the Huel factory in Milton Keynes measure ingredients. They are wearing white lab coats, black caps, blue hair nets, gloves, and red ear protection while handling blue bags and using a scale.
  • Friday, 25 October, 2024
    News in-depthGlobal trade
    Chinese imports damage ‘dignity’ of Italian tomato, says Mutti chief

    Boss of tomato sauce group urges Brussels to protect farmers hit by ‘unfair’ competition from China’s Xinjiang region

    An aerial view shows a tractor harvesting tomatoes
  • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
    LexMcDonald's Corp
    A food safety crisis is the last thing McDonald’s needs on its menu Premium content

    Fast-food chain may be able to contain outbreak quickly but the risk is it will have already deterred inflation-weary diners

    A Quarter Pounder with fries at a McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    Social affairs
    ‘Misguided fears’ of nanny state to blame for obesity crisis, peers warn

    House of Lords committee calls for ‘long-term’ plan to address disease and ‘broken’ food system in England

    People eating fast food on the promenade in Littlehamton in England
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    McDonald's Corp
    McDonald’s hit as Quarter Pounders tied to US E. coli outbreak

    Fast-food chain withdraws signature burger from four states after 49 infections and one death

    A US flag flies behind the golden arches of a McDonald’s restaurant in La Vista, Nebraska
  • Saturday, 12 October, 2024
    Food Safety
    UK food safety watchdog to probe lead levels near abandoned mines

    Risk assessment by Food Standards Agency comes after FT investigation into impact of toxic metal

    A ruined building at the site of an old lead mine in Cwmystwyth, central Wales
  • Sunday, 29 September, 2024
    Food businesses and investors call on UK to tackle unhealthy diets

    Mandatory reporting and clear road map of reform needed, say retail giants and financial groups

    Beef burgers in a sesame seed bun with chips on the side
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    UK public policy
    Starmer to ban TV junk food ads before 9pm in public health drive

    PM says he is prepared to be bold in tackling public health through prevention, even in the face of opposition

    A hand taking potato chips from inside a bag
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    Antibiotic resistance
    Investors step up calls to cut use of antibiotics in food chain

    Groups managing more than $13tn cite ‘economic imperative’ of finding ways to reduce superbugs’ spread

    Dairy cows in pens
  • Sunday, 18 August, 2024
    Simon Wroe
    Ultra-processed and fast food is everywhere — and causing us harm

    It’s time we saw these products for what they are, stripped of their disingenuous branding

    Ben Hickey illustration of a giant poster of a hamburger, which his peeling off a billboard
  • Saturday, 17 August, 2024
    John Gapper
    Mars will find Pop-Tarts and Pringles hard to digest

    The US confectionery company’s $36bn acquisition of Kellanova makes its health challenge greater

    A Pop-Tart broken in half with jam oozing out
  • Monday, 12 August, 2024
    Chinese business & finance
    China’s milk producers target adults as population ages

    Intense competition forces companies to seek out new areas of growth in one of world’s biggest dairy markets

    An elderly man shops for milk formula in a supermarket in China
  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2024
    Pollution
    Risk of lead contamination in UK food chain should be assessed, says senior scientist

    Senior toxicologist warns about toxic metals leaking from disused mines, calls for urgent monitoring

    People dining out in London
  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2024
    Food & Beverage
    UK becomes first European country to approve lab-grown meat

    Cell-cultivated meat has prompted opposition in countries such as Italy, France, Austria and the US

    Photo of UK start-up Meatly
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Food Safety
    China probes claims that cooking oil was hauled in unwashed fuel tankers

    Latest food safety scandal erupts over allegations of mixing toxic and edible liquids

    Shoppers peruse cooking oil at a supermarket in Beijing
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    Disease control and prevention
    EU secures 40mn doses of bird flu vaccine as cases rise

    Health authorities move to protect farmworkers and other high-risk groups after recent outbreaks

    Montage of test tubes labelled ‘Bird Flu’ in front of an EU flag
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Food security
    Conflict and climate shocks fuel food poverty crises

    More than 25% of children under 5 years are suffering severe hunger, says Unicef report

    Palestinian children queue for food in Gaza
  • Sunday, 2 June, 2024
    Nestlé S.A.
    Nestlé CEO says feeding ageing populations a priority as birth rates fall

    World’s largest food group wants to focus on products that boost health of elderly

    Nestlé’s Boost nutritional drink on display at a store in Orlando, Florida
  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
    The Big Read
    ‘Deny, denounce, delay’: the battle over the risk of ultra-processed foods

    Despite a growing body of evidence, Big Food is trying to dampen fears about the health effects of industrially formulated substances

    Montage of images of salt, pepper, an orange, cheese, crisps, beans, peas, fish, bread and grain
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