Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 8738
Infant Foods: Nutrition
Tabled: 11 October 2024
Answered: 17 October 2024
Question
Rebecca Smith
Conservative — South West Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the nutritional content of commercial infant and baby foods.
Answer
An evidence review on commercial baby food and drink, published in June 2019, showed that young children are eating too much sugar and salt, and energy intakes are exceeding requirements. Some baby foods, particularly finger foods, had added sugar or salt...
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