Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Ultra-processed Foods - Jul 2

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care (Lord Bethell) (Con) [V]: My Lords, the noble Baroness has made the point on smoking well. However, we have an issue in that there is no generally recognised agreement on the definition of ultra-processed foods. We are also conscious of the fact that we have to take the British public with us and that regulation and advertising bans on their own do not have the impact that we need to make. None the less, as the sugar tax has demonstrated, we are prepared to use regulatory and fiscal means if progress cannot be made, and we will maintain a review of this area.

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