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  • Brits baffled by sugar tax

    Brits baffled by sugar tax

    Nearly eight in 10 people are aware that there’s a new tax on sugar being introduced but they don’t have a clue what products will be covered. In a survey of 539 adults by Nielsen, not one correctly identified that… Read More

  • EU rules on junk food marketing watered down

    EU rules on junk food marketing watered down

    Plans to revise the rules around advertising of junk food to children have been watered down by the European Parliament, according to campaigners. The audiovisual media services directive (AVMSD) is a package of laws covering television advertising and shopping, sponsorship… Read More

  • Politicians side-tracked by sugar taxes

    Politicians side-tracked by sugar taxes

    Politicians have been distracted by sugar taxes rather than led the fight to tackle obesity from all angles, according to Richard Dobbs, senior partner at McKinsey and lead author of his firm’s seminal report on obesity in 2014. Dobbs claimed… Read More