Stephanie Cronin was leaving Tesco with her five-month-old son when the supermarket’s alarm sounded, the security tag on her baby milk still on. Although she had her receipt to prove she’d paid for it, she says, “it was stressful, feeling everyone looking at me. But that’s the reality we’re in – mums are shoplifting formula.”
The Healthy Start allowance fails to cover the cost of any available first infant formula milk as prices continue to rise, new research from the Food Foundation reveals.
Studies have shown sweeteners may be linked to some cancers and cardiovascular diseases. Yet sugar also poses a risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and strokes, alongside tooth decay.