Written questions

Nutrition: Fruit Juices

2026-05-17 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL234 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the practicality for food businesses of calculating free sugars under the Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 for products containing fruit or vegetable juice, purée or paste ingredients.

Answer

The current Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) is over 20 years out of date and does not reflect the latest evidence, particularly on free sugars, which are more strongly correlated with poor health outcomes, including obesity. The Government has committed to...