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Set out details and funding for five-year consumer education on healthy food choices

Recommendation
Better informing consumers about healthy, and unhealthy, food to help them to make the right choices is without doubt an important measure, and we welcome Government steps in this regard. Individuals should take responsibility for their food consumption and make healthier choices where this is possible. However, this alone is not sufficient to tackle the issue of unhealthy eating and obesity, as demonstrated by the fact that 14 previous Government health strategies in the past 30 years have emphasised self-responsibility yet rates of being overweight and obesity have continued to increase. The Government should set out details—including funding levels—for the next five years for a programme of informing and educating consumers about healthy choices and how these programmes will interact with other policies to tackle obesity and unhealthy eating. (Paragraph 90) 50 Food Security
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 November 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Timeline
Recommendation age 3.1 yrs
Report published 28 Jul 2023