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Evening Standard
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Ted Hennessey

Supermarkets could be fined if they fail to hit new healthy eating targets

The Government wants to make shopping baskets healthier (Jon Super/PA) - (PA Archive)

Supermarkets could be fined if they do not sell healthier food, under a new Government plan to tackle obesity.

The “healthy food standard” will apply to retailers and manufacturers in England as part of a 10-year strategy to cut diet-related diseases, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said.

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