The issue has been pencilled in for an FSA board meeting in autumn this year, a spokesperson for the food safety body has confirmed.
It’s thought that increasing the price of full sugar soft drinks, as well foods high in saturated fat, may help to reduce consumption. One way of doing this could be via value added tax, which currently doesn’t apply to food.
The FSA spokesperson was keen to emphasise that thinking is only at an embryonic stage.
Reducing sugar and saturated fat consumption has been a key focus for the FSA. In March, the FSA published recommendations on how food manufacturers and retailers should lower the saturated fat and added sugar in biscuits, cakes and confectionery.
Source: Australia Food News
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