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Written question asked by Ashley Fox (Conservative) on Monday, 16 December 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 December 2024. It was answered by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Thursday, 19 December 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Processed Food

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the minutes from the recent Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition horizon scan meeting of 9 October 2024 on ultra-processed foods.

Answer

United Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on independent advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). The SACN publishes minutes for all its meetings on its GOV.UK webpages.

On 9 October 2024, the SACN held a horizon scan meeting, at which the committee discussed the topic of processed foods and health. Papers for these meetings are available on the SACN webpage, at the following link:

https://app.box.com/s/yuxmdx4jfxmgxycjj08mc5hw51plu942

Draft minutes of this meeting will be published on the SACN webpage early in 2025. The SACN webpage is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nutrition#sacn-meetings

The SACN is planning to publish an update review on processed foods and health in 2025.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
20414
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Processed food Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk