House of Lords Advocates Healthier Food Industry Changes
UK
Oct 24, 2024
The Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee published a report that stated that the UK needed a “radically new approach to the food industry” if it intends to fix the “broken food system”, as voluntary efforts to promote healthier foods have “failed”.
The report highlighed that England has one of the highest rates of obesity among high-income nations, with two-thirds of adults overweight or obesity.
Pointing to successful measures such as the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, which led to a reduction of more than a third of sugar content in drinks over the past four years, the report called for further action from the government.
Potential new policies include mandated reports by leading food and drink manufacturers of the percentage of sales of unhealthy foods, compulsory front-of-pack labelling, and a total ban of advertising of products high in fat salt and sugar (HFSS) and by businesses that “fail to reach healthy sales targets”.
The report added: “Food businesses that fail to meet healthy sales targets must be excluded from any discussions on the formation of policy on food, diet and obesity prevention.”
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