Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 57209
Processed Food: Children
Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Question
Fabian Hamilton
Labour — Leeds North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce consumption of ultra-processed food among children.
Answer
Ashley DaltonUnited Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on robust independent risk assessments by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). In its 2023 and 2025 position statements on processed foods and health, the SACN concluded that while there a...
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