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 ...