Food Standards Scotland want a better diet for Scotland

Food Standards Scotland have developed a raft of proposals, including a sugar tax, to address Scotland's poor diet.

FSS said that Scotland had been missing the Scottish Dietary Goals for the last 15 years and were now on a trend which could see Scotland with obesity levels at 40% by 2030. They challenged the Scottish government to make plans for a sugar tax and give the food industry a year to come up with an 'acceptable solution' to a sugar tax.


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