Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 July 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Childhood Obesity: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Colm BurkeColm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the food reformulation programme, the aim is to reduce calories and sugar by 20%, and saturated fat and salt by 10% in priority food categories. The food industry, including food manufacturers and food services, is being asked to use less of these - in other words, a 20% reduction in sugar and a 10% reduction in salt in priority food categories. That is that one.

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