14th January 2019
The Department of Health and Social Care 12-week consultation asks if there should be more restrictions on how retailers promote food and drink that is high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS).
The government is proposing new rules to restrict retailers using promotions thought to cause excessive consumption of HFSS food and drink by children.
The consultation asks people to give their views on:
- restricting multibuy promotions of HFSS products, such as ‘buy one, get one free’
- restricting promotions of HFSS products at checkouts, end of aisles and store entrances
This consultation also seeks views on:
- which businesses, products and types of promotions should be included in the restrictions
- definitions for HFSS products, price promotions and locations in stores
- how businesses can put this into practice and whether they will face any difficulties.
The consultation is part of chapter 2 of the government’s childhood obesity plan. It will seek views from the public and industry on the potential measures, alongside whether exemptions should be made for small businesses so they are not penalised by the rules.
iHV response to consultation
We are submitting a response from the iHV and would like to include the voices of health visitors, including our members, Champions and Fellows.
Collective professional response:
We are pulling together a collective professional response via the iHV. Please email your comments for the collective professional response to [email protected] by 22 March 2019 so that we can collate all comments, as the consultation closes at 11.59pm on Saturday 6 April 2019.
For Individual/organisational responses:
If you would like to respond individually or as an organisation, please go to the Open Consultation that can be found here. Comments for the consultation to be received no later than 11.59pm on Saturday 6 April 2019
We look forward to receiving your responses – and, hopefully, together we can make the HV voice be heard.
