Ultra-processed Food Debate
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Baroness Merron
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Ultra-processed Food
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Lord Markham (Con)
I thank my noble friend; that was excellently put. Again, it is the content of the food that matters and not what it is called.
Baroness Merron (Lab)
My Lords, to follow on from the Minister’s comments about the definition of ultra-processed foods, can he confirm what work is taking place to nail down a definition and, upon this definition, will the Government carry out the research that scientists believe to be necessary?
Lord Markham (Con)
As I have said, the fact that something is processed is not a helpful definition. I would recommend that we focus all our activity on the contents of the foods—whether they are high in saturated fat, sugar or salt—and not on whether they are processed.