Written questions

Processed Food: Consumption

Commons · Question 19959 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Sir Ashley Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the recent UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition meeting had on (a) ultra-processed foods and (b) future policies to reduce consumption of those foods.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 18 Dec 2024

Dietary recommendations for the United Kingdom are based on independent advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).In July 2023, the SACN published a position statement on processed foods and health, summarising a scoping review of ...