EXCLUSIVE: Supermarkets ‘undermining’ healthy food reforms

30th November 2021

Major grocers have been accused of “undermining progress” after a survey showed almost all wanted to delay junk food reforms.

// The government will ban multi-buy promotions on foods high in fat, salt and sugar from October 2022

// This was originally scheduled for April next year.

Major grocers have been accused of “undermining progress” after a survey showed almost all wanted to delay junk food reforms.

The government will ban multi-buy promotions on foods high in fat, salt and sugar from October 2022.

This was originally scheduled for April next year, but was pushed back by what critics labelled a “huge industry lobbying attempt”.

Read the full story here.

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30th November 2021

Jasdip Sensi

// The government will ban multi-buy promotions on foods high in fat, salt and sugar from October 2022

// This was originally scheduled for April next year.

Major grocers have been accused of “undermining progress” after a survey showed almost all wanted to delay junk food reforms.

The government will ban multi-buy promotions on foods high in fat, salt and sugar from October 2022.

This was originally scheduled for April next year, but was pushed back by what critics labelled a “huge industry lobbying attempt”.

Read the full story here.

Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette’s free daily email newsletter

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