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... allowing ready meals and other composite products to carry the ‘5-a-day’ logo would encourage manufacturers to use more fruit and vegetables in their formulations, says innocent ... the 5-a-day logo was introduced in the uk in 2003, and can be used on fresh, frozen, tinned or dried fruit and vegetables to indicate how many of the recommended five daily portions of fruit and veg are contained in each recommended portion ... it cannot be used on shop bought composite foods and ready meals, however, and innocent, manufacturer of veg pots meals, the government should review the 5-a-day scheme with a view to removing this barrier ... if a person buys raw fruit and vegetables and uses them to make their own home-cooked meal, they will count those towards their five a day ... hattersley expects that allowing use of five-a-day on composite products will encourage manufacturers to put more in – and that can also help reduce saturated fat and energy loads in products, as they bulk them out ... orange paper the recommendation for extending 5-a-day to shop bought composite foods is one of four in an orange paper published by innocent following a consultation with nine industry experts and commentators on ways to encourage healthy eating and five-a-day consumption ... the other recommendations are to make healthier choices more affordable, to ensure that healthy foods are not caught up in kids’ marketing restrictions, and better use of credible nutrition professionals by the media ... the company decided to publish the orange paper, which is being circulated to relevant government departments and consumer media, to offer alternative approaches to the government’s responsibility deal white paper (now expected in final form in march), in which pepsi and mcdonalds were involved in drafting ... while the white paper is intended to demonstrate that the conservative-led coalition and industry can work together in a fruitful way hattersley said that innocent does not agree with that approach to policy

... allowing ready meals and other composite products to carry the ‘5-a-day’ logo would encourage manufacturers to use more fruit and vegetables in their formulations, says innocent ... the 5-a-day logo was introduced in the uk in 2003, and can be used on fresh, frozen, tinned or dried fruit and vegetables to indicate how many of the recommended five daily portions of fruit and veg are contained in each recommended portion ... it cannot be used on shop bought composite foods and ready meals, however, and innocent, manufacturer of veg pots meals, the government should review the 5-a-day scheme with a view to removing this barrier ... if a person buys raw fruit and vegetables and uses them to make their own home-cooked meal, they will count those towards their five a day ... hattersley expects that allowing use of five-a-day on composite products will encourage manufacturers to put more in – and that can also help reduce saturated fat and energy loads in products, as they bulk them out ... orange paper the recommendation for extending 5-a-day to shop bought composite foods is one of four in an orange paper published by innocent following a consultation with nine industry experts and commentators on ways to encourage healthy eating and five-a-day consumption

... denar has recalled its 200g packs of golden jumbo raisins and dried apricots because these products contain sulphur dioxide, which is not mentioned on the product label ... product details the products being recalled are: product: denar golden jumbo raisinsbest before: 31 january 2012pack size: 200g product: denar dried apricotsbest before: 30 october 2011pack size: 200g denar has recalled the affected products from consumers ... the science behind the story sulphites are used as preservatives in a wide range of foods, in particular soft drinks, sausages, burgers, and dried fruit and vegetables ... these additives maintain food colour and prolong shelf-life by preventing the growth of micro-organisms ... sulphur dioxide is produced naturally when wine and beer are made and it is often added to wine to stop it from continuing to ferment in the bottle ... a very few people with asthma have had an attack after drinking acidic drinks (such as fruit-based drinks) containing sulphites, but this is not thought to be very common ... you can also subscribe to our really simple syndication (rss) feed for food and allergy alerts ... rss is a format for distributing news content and is a simple way to keep up to date with the latest news on a website ... our rss feed will contain a brief summary and link back to our web content

... tree of life dried apricots contain the allergen sulphur dioxide, which is not mentioned on the product label ... some people with asthma are sensitive to sulphites and relatively small amounts may trigger an asthma attack ... more information about sulphites and how they are used in food can be found further down this page ... product details the affected product is: tree of life dried apricotspack sizes: 1kg, 12 ... 5kg, 125kg, 250kg, 500kgall 'best before' dates are affected the company has contacted retailers that sell the product, and advised them of the need to remove the product from sale until it is over-labelled with the correct allergy information ... the science behind the story sulphites are used as preservatives in a wide range of foods, in particular soft drinks, sausages, burgers, and dried fruit and vegetables ... these additives maintain food colour and prolong shelf-life by preventing the growth of micro-organisms ... sulphur dioxide is produced naturally when wine and beer are made and it is often added to wine to stop it from continuing to ferment in the bottle ... a very few people with asthma have had an attack after drinking acidic drinks (such as fruit-based drinks) containing sulphites, but this is not thought to be very common ... read more about intolerance to sulphites and other additives at eatwell ... you can also subscribe to our really simple syndication (rss) feed for food and allergy alerts ... rss is a format for distributing news content and is a simple way to keep up to date with the latest news on a website

... key findings of a new survey from the department of health in the uk reveal that the government and the food industry still have a long way to go before the uk population has registered the five-a-day message ... less than half of all male respondents (43 per cent) knew that five or more portions of fruit and vegetables are recommended daily ... undoubtedly disappointing for much of the population, potatoes do not contribute towards a portion of fruit or vegetables ... this figure reveals the clear confusion in the minds of the consumer as to which fruit and vegetables precisely are 'allowed' ... and not only the type, but also how much constitutes a 'portion' ... the health message is that 'at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables should be eaten each day', which equates approximately to 80g per portion ... in general, most fruit and vegetables count, but starchy, staple vegetables, such as potatoes, yams and cassava do not ... fruit and vegetable juices count, as do beans and pulses, but only once a day, even if more than one portion is consumed ... identifying a 'portion' is clearly an area that can be improved upon through greater communication from both the food industry and the government ... for example, almost a third (30 per cent) of respondents who reported that satsumas counted correctly identified the portion size (two satsumas), two thirds (64 per cent) underestimated and 4 per cent overestimated portion size ... commenting on the findings, martin paterson, deputy director of the uk food and drink federation, said: "government and industry is to turn this [the survey findings] into action on people's lifestyle ... " the five-a-day programme, developed by the uk department of health, in conjunction with the food standards agency, the department of the environment, food and rural affairs (defra), the department for education and skills (dfes), and the health development agency, is a component of a government plan to reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease by increasing fruit and vegetable consumption