Calorie labelling plan is not wholly objectionable but it is economically inefficient
27 July 2020
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Mark Littlewood writes for The Times
27 July 2020
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Christopher Snowdon writes for City A.M.
In an article for City AM, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon argues that while many of Boris Johnson’s new anti-obesity measures- such as banning food advertising- are unacceptable intrusions, not all are measures are wholly objectionable.
He writes: “Most packaged food in Britain is labelled with calorie information as a result of a voluntary agreement with the food industry. The government now wants to extend this to alcoholic beverages and the out-of-home food sector. In principle, there is nothing wrong with this.”
Nevertheless, Christopher argues, labelling is unlikely to be a solution to obesity. Read the article in full here.
He writes: “Most packaged food in Britain is labelled with calorie information as a result of a voluntary agreement with the food industry. The government now wants to extend this to alcoholic beverages and the out-of-home food sector. In principle, there is nothing wrong with this.”
Nevertheless, Christopher argues, labelling is unlikely to be a solution to obesity. Read the article in full here.
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