Baby Food

Dentists slam ‘fast and loose’ baby food sugar guidelines

Baby food manufacturers will be given 18 months to reduce sugar and salt content amidst new voluntary guidelines aimed at helping…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 3 May 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

‘More sugary than Coca-Cola’: dentists call for baby food action

Dentists have urged the government to confront the ‘grotesque levels of sugar’ in baby food following ‘damning’ research into the…

Oral health

Dentists call for swift action on sugar-filled baby pouches

‘Obscene levels’ of sugar in baby food pouches exposes the need for quick action across the early years’ food and…

Dentistry

Sugar levels in infant foods are too high, study finds

The number of snack foods aimed at babies has rocketed – but the sugar content is still too high. This…

Oral health

‘Inadequate’ oral health action leaving 3.5 billion with poor dental health worldwide, experts say

‘Inadequate’ oral health response is leaving 3.5 billion people with poor oral care, dental experts are claiming. A series in The Lancet is…

Dentistry

Tackling high sugar content in baby food

A nutritional survey of baby food on sale in Europe has shown that a high proportion of products contain high sugar levels…

Dentistry

Calls for sugar in baby foods to be restricted

The amount of sugar in baby food should be restricted, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) says. It…

Oral health