WHO urges countries to raise alcohol, sugary beverage taxes
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for higher taxes on sweetened beverages (SSBs) and alcoholic beverages to promote “healthier…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for higher taxes on sweetened beverages (SSBs) and alcoholic beverages to promote “healthier…
The drinks industry has reacted swiftly to a Reuters report suggesting the World Health Organization is set to rule aspartame…
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has said it is “extremely disappointed” after the UK's advertising authorities dismissed complaints…
Pressure around the economic cost of obesity is growing, raising the spectre of how long governments, such as the Conservative-Liberal…
The United Nations General Assembly has said that alcohol, tobacco and obesity are part of a non-communicable disease "epidemic" that…
With the end of the year looming, just-drinks is running a series of 'Top Tens of the Year' in the…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for more research on the toxicity of drinks packaging chemical bisphenol A. A…
A closed-doors meeting of international scientists is trying to thrash out global consensus on the risks posed to consumers by…
The debate raging around obesity, its victims and villains, causes and consequences, is shaping the policies of some of the…
Plans to introduce a minimum price on alcoholic drinks in the UK are hanging by a thread due to a…