Author: Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent

BusinessCancerConsumer spendingFoodHealthMeatMedical researchNutritionRetail industryScienceSocietySupermarketsUK newsWaitrose

Nitrite-free bacon sales boom in UK amid fears over curing chemicals

Shoppers are switching from traditional product despite little evidence alternative is saferBacon has long been a favourite of carnivores, but there is growing consumer concern about the health risks posed by nitrites, chemicals used to cure meats.Whil…

Read More
Consumer affairsConsumer rightsE-CommerceEnglandJohn LewisOnline shoppingRetail industryUK news

Leading UK retailers ‘breaking law’ by not refunding customers for returned goods, Which? finds

Consumer group says online shops routinely failed to reimburse delivery costs of unwanted purchases or cost of itemsLeading retailers are breaking the law by failing to properly refund customers for returned goods, a Which? investigation has found.Some…

Read More