Food Retailers Fighting Against Obesity
Food retailers around the UK are fighting the battle against obesity according to a new dossier from the British Retail Consortium. (BRC)
The BRC says its “substantial catalogue of evidence” shows its members, which include Burger King and Asda have implemented healthy and lifestyle promotions, which are getting the message across to consumers “more effectively than any aw ever could.”
The report, ‘British Retailing: A Commitment to Health’ is the third on the topic from the BRC in the past six years designed to promote its members’ investment in encouraging healthy choices.
The BRC has described the report as “answer to all its critics” such as pressure groups including Which? and an opportunity to showcase all the positive progress being made by its members.
All initiatives by members including Tesco, Co operative Group, MacDonalds, Iceland, Sainsbury’s Marks and Spencers and Waitrose are all featured in the report.
The report highlights specific areas that have come under the media spotlight such as portion sizes and nutrition information on menus.
At the launch event, Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo highly congratulated the initiatives such as the portion sizes and information on menus, but failed to comment on the ongoing debate over nutrition information labelling.
“The alliance between the Government and business is starting to achieve something very profound, so it is vital we build a momentum,” she said.
Later this year the Government are expected to announce its verdict on new Food Standard Agency (FSA) recommendations about nutrition Front Of Pack (FOP) labelling.
The BRC has advised the Government that they should wait to align its labelling scheme with a system expected to be recommended by the European Commission panel.
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