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Sugar tax 'may be necessary', England's chief medical officer says | |
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It may be necessary to introduce a sugar tax, the chief medical officer for England has suggested. | |
Dame Sally Davies told a committee of MPs that unless the government is strong with food and drink manufacturers, it is unlikely they will resize their products. | |
She said she believes "the research will find sugar is addictive" and that "we may need to introduce a sugar tax". | She said she believes "the research will find sugar is addictive" and that "we may need to introduce a sugar tax". |
The food industry says it has been working to reduce sugar in products. | |
Speaking to the Health Select Committee Dame Sally said: "We have normalised being overweight. I do fear this generation of children will live less than my parents' generation." | |
Earlier this year doctors called for a soft drinks tax to reduce sugar intake. | Earlier this year doctors called for a soft drinks tax to reduce sugar intake. |
The Department of Health already has a "responsibility deal" - a series of voluntary pledges by industry designed to tackle issues such as obesity. | |
Much of the focus is on reducing salt and calorie count rather than sugar per se. | Much of the focus is on reducing salt and calorie count rather than sugar per se. |
Ministers are also pushing ahead with front of pack labelling, which includes information about sugar. Again, this is voluntary. | Ministers are also pushing ahead with front of pack labelling, which includes information about sugar. Again, this is voluntary. |