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UK homes breach air pollution guidelines
Over two-thirds of UK addresses fall short of WHO pollution limits
Delaying food import checks causes huge concern
Food import checks will no longer come into force in July 2022, as planned
Home insulation could ease health and social crisis
As energy bills double or triple, insulation could cushion households
Swimmers at chemical risk near salmon farms
Report flags hydrogen peroxide as a possible risk to swimmers near salmon farms on Scotland’s north and west coasts. Salmon Scotland argues that risk is...
Fly-tipped DIY waste targeted by government
New measures welcomed but CIEH says more investment in enforcement and intelligence-sharing is needed
UK meat industry message undermines scientific evidence
New findings say UK meat industry may be trying to affect policy decisions using marketing techniques commonly utilised by the tobacco industry
Women in England’s poorest areas have lower life expectancy
New data highlights the extent of health inequalities in England and warns that the government’s ‘levelling up agenda’ is flawed
‘Urgent’ action needed on Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme
Clearer guidance is needed when unsuitable matches are made and when sponsor arrangements breakdown
FSA to tackle diet-related disease and climate change
Food safety is still central to the new FSA strategy but issues like food affordability and security can’t be ignored
Sustain campaigns for end to food standards ‘loophole’
CIEH backs Sustain campaign for public institutions to buy homegrown produce to support British farmers and improve standards