Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Geraint Davies (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Wednesday, 19 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 45 members in total.

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SUGAR IN FOOD AND DRINKS (LABELLING AND ADVERTISING)

That this House notes that one in four people in Britain is obese, with two-thirds of the population overweight, and the growth of NHS costs associated with obesity and diabetes; further notes the link between added sugar in processed foods and drinks and obesity; further notes that the maximum amount of added sugar the World Health Organisation recommends per day is six teaspoonfuls for women and nine for men, and that the promotion of high sugar products is often as low fat products; and calls on the Government to support moves to express added sugar in teaspoonfuls on product packaging and to restrict the advertising of high sugar products as low fat products.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

530 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Frank Dobson

Michael Meacher

Mark Williams

Sheila Gilmore

Grahame Morris

Subjects

Consumers Industry Food Obesity

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk