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Nestlé under fire for marketing claims on baby milk formulas

Exclusive: Report finds Swiss multinational is violating advertising codes and misleading consumers with nutritional claims

Folic acid: new research is a ‘gamechanger’ in push to fortify British foods

Study concludes there is no need for an upper limit on folate, removing a further barrier to mandatory fortification that would prevent birth defects

Boots cuts price of morning-after pill across UK

Chemist follows Tesco and Superdrug’s lead on discount after initial refusal

The Guardian view on a caring capitalism: healing an unhappy society

Editorial: It is time to base the economy on a more rounded view of human nature than that one that just considers individuals as selfish calculators of utility

Crystals, potions and tarot cards: the mystical rise of new age businesses

Consumer appetite for spiritualism has sparked a rise in companies offering everything from AI-powered astrology apps to subscription boxes for white witches

Coca-Cola to sell smaller bottles at higher prices in response to sugar tax

Soft drink manufacturer refuses to alter recipe, as rivals face backlash over reduced sugar Irn-Bru in Scotland

High street lunch meal deals ‘can contain up to 30 teaspoons of sugar’

Health group criticises retailers including WH Smith, Tesco and Morrisons for mix and match deals containing calorific snacks

Michael Acton Smith: ‘We want to show meditation is common sense’

Stress led the creator of Moshi Monsters to meditation and to create new app Calm, which he aims to make the biggest brand in mental fitness

UK retailers halt sale of baby sleep positioners after US warning

American regulator has linked products to at least 12 baby deaths in the country, prompting action by firms including Tesco

Vaginal mesh lawsuit: executive denies prioritising Johnson & Johnson interests

Vice-president denies playing down adverse effects during proceedings brought by hundreds of Australian women

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