Food Standards Agency Healthy Diet Campaign

EDM number 717 in 2008-09, proposed by Stephen Hesford on 09/02/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Food and Health education and preventive medicine.

That this House supports the Food Standards Agency's campaign which launches on 10 February 2009 supported by Heart of Mersey and other organisations, to raise awareness of the positive changes that can be made to reduce the amount of saturated fats eaten; expresses great concern that the UK population consumes 20 per cent. more than the recommended maximum amount of saturated fats which contributes to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, the UK's biggest killer accounting for almost 198,000 deaths annually; and congratulates the Food Standards Agency and its partner organisations in contributing positively to combating the growing threat to health of obesity, diabetes and stroke.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.