Food: Advertising

(asked on 10th June 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will undertake an assessment of the impact on the levelling up agenda of the Government's decision to postpone the ban on (a) multi-buy deals for foods that are high in sugar, salt and fat and (b) pre-watershed advertising of those foods.


Answered by
Maggie Throup Portrait
Maggie Throup
This question was answered on 20th June 2022

We have announced a delay to the implementation of the volume price promotions restrictions and the introduction of further restrictions on advertising of high fat, salt or sugar products on TV and paid for advertising online. This approach will address the long-term challenge of obesity, while recognising the unprecedented global economic situation and ensuring the smooth and effective implementation of these restrictions.

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