One of the country’s biggest food firms has said ministers should consider taxing products high in fat, sugar or salt to combat the obesity crisis, The Observer reports.
Danone UK & Ireland, which sells the Actimel yogurt drink brand, says government intervention is required to ensure consumers are offered healthier products. It says some food firms in the UK have not shown “enough appetite to change”.
James Mayer, president of Danone UK & Ireland, said: “The UK food industry’s efforts to improve the health profile of its products have not moved fast enough.
We’ve reached a point where meaningful intervention from the government is a necessary course of action.”
It’s the first time a major food company has called for urgent government action in the face of rising rates of obesity. The Health Survey for England for 2021 reported 64% of adults were overweight or obese.
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