The High Street pharmacy chain Boots is asking customers to return packs of 500-milligram paracetamol tablets because a labelling error incorrectly states they are a different painkiller, aspirin. More than 110,000 packs, with the batch number 241005 and expiry date “12/2029” on the bottom, are affected. Customers can receive a full refund without a receipt. … Read more
Getty Images Calories must now appear on menus in large restaurants and take-aways Putting calories on food labels and menus “is no silver bullet”, say researchers who analysed the best evidence to date on how effective the policy can be. A review of 25 studies on calorie labelling in a number of countries found a … Read more
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar (file) | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said he feels branding him as a communal element is “akin to terming Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden a humanist.” Speaking at a function organised by the India Minority Forum on empowering minority communities in Kochi on December 1 (Friday), … Read more
People find it hard to judge portion sizes for food such as chocolate, cheese and crisps, the poll suggests. Source link
A hairdresser says she was shocked to be asked whether one of her sons needs dietary help. Source link