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Food: Salt

Commons · Question 17326 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Public Health England Salt Reduction Targets for 2024 will be a) reviewed, or b) revised.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 17 Jul 2026

Since the setting of the Public Health England voluntary salt reduction targets, regulations to limit the promotion and marketing of ‘less healthy’ or high salt, saturated fat, and salt (HFSS) food and drink products have been introduced.This includes the...