Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88078
Processed Food
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Question
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting a national target to reduce the proportion of ultra-processed foods in the UK diet by 2030.
Answer
Ashley DaltonUK dietary recommendations are based on robust independent risk assessments by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). The SACN considered processed foods and health in 2023 and 2025. The SACN recommended that on balance, most people are li...
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