New rules banning ads for food and drinks high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) in children’s non-broadcast media came into effect on 1 July. The rules apply to media targeted at under 16s and encompass online, social media, advergames an...
Today, the British Fruit Juice Association announces the findings of its largest ever independent study into fruit juice. The UK Fruit Juice Health and Diet Quality Study examined six years’ worth of existing National Diet and Nutriti...
Gavin Partington, BSDA Director General, said: “We welcome the Government’s National Litter Strategy. "As an industry we want to work with the Government to deliver it, which is why we are currently reviewing what steps the...
Gavin Partington, BSDA Director General, said: “Given current increases in cost of goods, we're surprised the Treasury wishes to put more pressure on businesses and raise prices for hard-pressed consumers. “It's also ironic...
Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has launched its national campaign to clean up Scotland’s roadsides – Give Your Litter a Lift – with the full support of the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA). With 88% of...
BSDA’s response to the National Diet and Nutrition Survey by Public Health England published today. Gavin Partington, BSDA Director General, said: “We are pleased that the latest NDNS data shows a decline of over...
BSDA’s response to the Government’s Soft Drinks Tax Consultation and the Childhood Obesity Strategy Gavin Partington, BSDA Director General, said: “Given the economic uncertainty our country now faces we’re disa...
New report shows we will barely reduce calorie intake from soft drinks tax but will risk thousands of jobs and millions of pounds of investment New data by global forecasting experts, Oxford Economics, shows the soft drinks tax proposed by...
BSDA responds to public health campaign in Liverpool Gavin Partington, BSDA Director General, said: “If this were a genuine education campaign to reduce sugar intake then surely it would look at all sources of sugar consumption and no...
NEWS RELEASE Gavin Partington, Director General, BSDA comments: “We are extremely disappointed by the Government’s decision to hit the only category in the food and drink sector which has consistently reduced sugar intake i...
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