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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Verdict on drive to cut sugar in UK diets now expected a year late

Breakfast cereals
The amount of sugar in breakfast cereals, yoghurts and fromage frais was down 13% in the most recent progress report. Photograph: Alamy

Ministers have delayed by a year publication of a report that will show whether they have achieved their goal of reducing the sugar content of a wide range of foodstuffs by 20%.

The official assessment of the government’s high-profile drive to cut the amount of sugar in Britain’s diet was originally due to be published last autumn. However, it was initially put off until early this year and has now been held back again and will not appear until this autumn.

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