REHIS News – May 2025
- 25 May 2025
Food Update Course, 4 June 2025 We are pleased to announce the programme for the forthcoming Food Update Course which takes place on the 4 June via MS Teams. The full programme is available here FU-2025-Programme-1.pdf This popular event will host a variety of speakers. We have taken on board some suggestions from previous feedback to […]
Welsh Cryptosporidium outbreak
- 25 May 2025
More than 80 people have fallen sick in a Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to a petting farm in Wales. In its latest update, Public Health Wales (PHW) reported that 81 confirmed cases and 16 people having to stay in hospital for one night. The Fourth meeting of the multi-agency Outbreak Control Team was held on 14 […]
Single use vapes ban
- 25 May 2025
From 1 June 2025, the sale and supply of single-use vapes will be banned across the UK. The new regulations address the environmental and public health challenges posed by disposable vapes. Businesses are encouraged to review their stock and prepare for these changes to ensure compliance with the law. What the ban means Under The […]
Isle of Lewis residents investigate mysterious sound
- 21 May 2025
Islanders in the Outer Hebrides are reportedly being disturbed a mysterious low-frequency humming sound that can heard in the day and night. Around 200 people in Lewis have reported hearing the noise, which locals say is “impossible to ignore” and is louder nearer the coast of the island. Lauren-Grace Kirtley, who has set up a Facebook page […]
Clean Air Day 2025
- 20 May 2025
Clean Air Day is happening on Thursday 19th June and this year the focus aims to highlight that air pollution affects us from before our first breath until our last. Clean Air Day is the UK’s largest air pollution campaign and has been running since 2017. The day is organised by Global Action Plan with the support of […]
Westminster Council launches scheme to cut cooking emissions in restaurants to improve air quality
- 20 May 2025
Westminster City Council has launched a new pilot scheme aimed at tackling harmful air pollution caused by cooking emissions in restaurants. Commercial cooking is the third-largest single source of Particulate Matter (also known as PM2.5 emissions) in London, which is estimated to account for 59% of total emissions. These emissions originate from cooking fuels such […]
BBC investigation finds low nutritional value in baby food pouches
- 19 May 2025
Nutritional analysis of infant food carried out by the Aberdeen Scientific Services Laboratory for BBC Panorama has found low levels of certain nutrients and high sugar content. Laboratory testing of 18 pouches made by Ella’s Kitchen, Heinz, Piccolo, Little Freddie, Aldi and Lidl found many to be low in vitamin C and iron, while some […]
Proposed changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy
- 19 May 2025
The UK Government are consulting on proposals to extend the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) to more drinks. The consultation sets out proposals for changes to the minimum sugar content threshold at which the levy applies, and the current exemptions for milk-based drinks and milk substitute drinks. The government is not seeking to revisit the SDIL’s […]
IFEH Publication
- 7 May 2025
The IFEH Magazine Environment & Health International Volume 25 No 1, April 2025Edition is now available HERE
REHIS News – April 2025
- 25 April 2025
Pollution Update Course, 21 May 2025 The forthcoming Pollution Update event will be again online, on the 21 May 2025. The event will focus on a range of pollution topics and will offer updates and insights on contaminated land, noise and the new generation of sports activities, air quality legislation and equipment, and the role […]
Farmer who starved five Highland cows fined
- 25 April 2025
A farmer who starved his Highland cows during a drought has been fined. David Cameron left the animals in a field at Broadleys Farm near Stirling without checking on them during an extended period of dry weather in the spring and summer of 2023. An anonymous caller alerted the SSPCA, who passed the matter on […]
Four men and a business convicted for diverting meat unfit for human consumption back into the human food chain
- 24 April 2025
Following an investigation by Southwark Council and the Food Standard Agency’s National Food Crime Unit (NFCU), three men entered guilty pleas, and one man and his business entered not guilty pleas at proceedings at the Inner London Crown Court. Three men, Mark Hooper, Azar Irshad, and Ali Afzal entered guilty pleas for their involvement in […]
