Summary
was meant to be a landmark date in food policy, with the implementation in England of world leading legislation to restrict the placement, promotion, and marketing of high fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS) products in shops and online. 1 Yet in May 2022 the government announced that the planned ban on volume based (multibuy) promotions of HFSS products-a core part of this novel legislation-was to be postponed for a year.The government blamed the delay on the cost of living crisis, 2 despite objections from the public health community and concrete evidence that such promotions increase spending on, and consumption of, these unhealthy food products. 3 4 In September 2022, this legislation was dealt a further blow, as it was reported that Liz Truss's government would be carrying out a review that could see these regulations scrapped in their entirety. 5This would have also put an end to restrictions on the placement of pre-packed HFSS products in prominent locations, such as store entrances, aisle ends, checkouts, and website homepages, which were still scheduled for 1 October 2022. 5We, like other health advocates, are delighted that this legislation is for now still going ahead, but whether the government will change course on its obesity strategy in the longer term remains unclear.
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Referenced by PLOS supermarket placement trial as citation 8; likely supports topic area: obesity / chronic disease / public health. Topics: obesity / chronic disease / public health Evidence type: Policy / guidance Source report: PLOS supermarket placement trial Ref#: PLOS supermarket placement trial #8 Original: Muir S, Dhuria P, Vogel C. Government must proceed with landmark anti-obesity regulations in England. BMJ. 2022;378:o2358. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o2358 PMID: 36180089
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