Sugar, Salt And Fat Content In Food And Drinks

EDM number 910 in 2012-13, proposed by Keith Vaz on 14/01/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Consumers, Food and Health education and preventive medicine.

That this House welcomes the Children, Food and Obesity consultation paper launched in January 2013 to tackle the obesity epidemic; recognises the growing need for the regulation of sugar, salt and fat content of food stuffs because of the failure of voluntary agreements with the food and drinks industry; notes that a recent survey found that 25 per cent of boys and 33 per cent of girls aged between two and 19 years are considered overweight or obese in the UK; further notes that a 30 per cent cap on sugar in cereals and a reduction of4 per cent in the sugar content in soft drinks are amongst proposals that would reduce thenumber of calories consumed by children; and calls on the Department of Health in conjunction with the Foods Standards Agency to produce a white paper to tackle the growing issue of obesity in children.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.