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Top US smoothie company accused of deception after toxic PFAS discovered

Lawsuit alleges Bolthouse Farms deceived customers by claiming Green Goddess smoothie is made with ‘100% fruit juice’

The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2023

Cadbury cuts the size of its Easter eggs - and some of them are now more expensive

Shrinkflation happens when a product gets smaller in weight, size or quantity while its prices stay the same or increases and Cadbury's Easter eggs seem to be another example of this

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2023

Asda shoppers say £2.25 item is 'best tasting vegan thing ever'

The new Asda product is getting five-star reviews online

Liverpool Echo · Feb 14, 2023

Best value UK supermarket for own-brand products named as Waitrose beats Tesco and Morrisons

Retail experts tracked the prices of 42 everyday items, including rice and chicken breasts

Manchester Evening News · Feb 13, 2023

Two workers fall into vat of melted Galaxy chocolate as Mars factory fined over mishap

The two workers, who were contractors bought in to clean the tanks, fell in a mixing tank used to make Galaxy with rescuers being forced to cut a hole in the partially-full tank to get them out in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023

Heavy metals found in 28 chocolate bars

Feb. 10—Dark chocolate has a reputation as a relatively healthy treat, but research showing some popular bars might have potentially unsafe levels of heavy metals has many questioning how safe these treats really are.

Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2023

Seafood career appetiser to start straight away after Defra-funding success

Grimsby Institute secured backing for entry-level Steps into Seafood programme as part of significant funding package for the sector

Birmingham Post · Feb 13, 2023

Food outlet closes at East Midlands Designer Outlet after six months due to costs

The huge costs for a small business were too much of a risk

Nottingham Post · Feb 13, 2023

Mars fined after two men fell into tank of Galaxy chocolate

The men had been hired to clean the tank

Wales Online · Feb 13, 2023

Mars Wrigley fined after two workers tumbled into chocolate tank last year

Federal workplace authorities fined the popular Pennsylvania candy factory $14,500 and categorized citation as ‘serious’

The Guardian - US · Feb 12, 2023