MPs call for ban on fast food outlets opening near schools to tackle obesity
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A Commons health committee is calling for a ban on fast food outlets near schools and a ban on junk food advertising on billboards and public transport to tackle obesity. The committee also recommends that supermarkets be forced to prominently display healthy foods and that all food carry traffic light-style labels. They urge the government to resist industry lobbying and to require food producers to disclose the healthiness of their sales. The measures aim to address the £74bn annual cost of obesity in the UK.
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A Commons health committee is calling for a ban on fast food outlets near schools and a ban on junk food advertising on billboards and public transport to tackle obesity. The committee also recommends that supermarkets be forced to prominently display healthy foods and that all food carry traffic light-style labels. They urge the government to resist industry lobbying and to require food producers to disclose the healthiness of their sales. The measures aim to address the £74bn annual cost of o...
Obesity costs £74bn annually and causes huge illness
Fast food chains such as KFC should be stopped from opening near schools.
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Advertising for junk food on billboards and public transport should be banned.
Opinion- Obesity costs £74bn annually and causes huge illness
- Ban on fast food outlets near schools
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Loaded language removedCommons health committee also recommends end to junk food advertising on billboards and public transport. Fast food chains such as KFC should be prevented from opening near schools, and advertising for junk food on billboards and public transport should be banned to help reduce obesity, MPs will say today. The Commons health committee will also urge ministers to stop yielding to food industry pressure.
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Advertising for junk food on billboards and public transport should be banned.
OpinionAll food must start carrying front-of-pack, traffic light-style labels.
OpinionFast food chains such as KFC should be stopped from opening near schools.
OpinionSupermarkets should be forced to display fruit and vegetables prominently, for example near entrances and checkouts.
OpinionThe government should urgently progress its previously announced intention to compel food producers to reveal what percentage of their sales come from healthy and unhealthy products.
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