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27 Jul 2026
France becomes first EU country to ban social media access for under-15s
France’s parliament has approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making it the first EU country to prohibit children from using apps such as TikTok, Sna...
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10 Jul 2026
Social media marketing influences our food choices
As the UK, Canada, or Austria move towards restricting social media use for minors, studies show the pervasiveness of social media marketing targeting children, and how it can infl...
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08 Jul 2026
The Lancet confirms Chile’s pioneering food policy is helping reduce childhood obesity
A new study published in The Lancet provides the first national-level evidence that Chile’s comprehensive food policy is making a measurable difference in reducing childhood ...
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01 Jul 2026
Nestlé to remove all artificial food colourings from its products this year
Nestlé plans to remove artificial food colourings from all food products worldwide by the end of 2026, a senior executive told Reuters on Tuesday. This is the first major food com...
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25 Jun 2026
Study links sugar elimination to gut and metabolic issues
A surprising study found that completely cutting sugar from one’s diet may disrupt gut health and metabolism, instead of improving them. The study challenges the assump...
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19 Jun 2026
Belgium taken to court for emergency authorisation of toxic pesticides
PAN Europe and Nature et Progrès Belgium have taken the Belgian state to court for the decision to grant a temporary derogation on the ban of toxic pesticide Spirotetramat. Spirot...
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17 Jun 2026
The Lancet study confirms effectiveness of Chilean model in fighting child obesity
A study about the effects of the 2016 Chilean Food Labelling and Advertising Law (FLAL) has confirmed a modest but consistent positive impact of this law in fighting child obesity....
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03 Jun 2026
Brazil garners support for anti-UPF initiative at World Health Organization assembly
Brazil has launched a diplomatic initiative to build support in the WHO to restrict the marketing of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), following the Brazilian model and other similar o...
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01 Jun 2026
WHO praises outcomes of Greece’s two-year old anti-obesity strategy
Greece has completed the initial phase of its national strategy against child obesity, lunched in late 2024, in cooperation with UNICEF. The Ministry of Health expects to achieve a...
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27 May 2026
Food colouring additives also linked to type 2 diabetes
A study by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), based on the NutriNet-Santé Prospective Cohort of over 100,000 individuals, has linked colouring ...
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22 May 2026
Common food preservatives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease
IMAGE: MATHILDE TOUVIER A study by the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) on 112,395 people from the NutriNet-Santé cohort has found a link be...
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07 May 2026
OECD reveals hidden cost of Mental Health in Europe
An EU co-funded report by the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) highlights that poor mental health is one of the biggest public health and economic ch...
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