Experts have claimed that supermarket meal deals should be banned.
The lunchtime deals, popular in supermarkets such as Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's, ASDA and Morrisons, should be made 'illegal' according to an expert from HSE. Speaking on The Pat Kenny Show on Wednesday, Dr. O'Shea, the HSE's clinical lead, claimed these deals almost always include solely unhealthy food options and therefore should be banned, he said: "Literally, that should be illegal.
"The industry has the statistics and they know how to prompt and promote consumption. And 70% of people will say no the first time, but if the person behind the counter says 'well are you sure, it's a good offer'. Then another 30% will say 'ah yeah, go on'.
