Government sugar crackdown branded a 'shambles' as it emerges sweets got sweeter during campaign

Government sugar crackdown branded a 'shambles' as it emerges sweets got sweeter during campaign  Puddings and confectionary became sweeter during a government sugar crackdown, a new report has shown, as obesity campaigners branded the outcome a ‘shambles.’ Britons are collectively eating 2.6 per cent more sugar than they did before 2015, when Public Health England (PHE) told food manufacturers to voluntarily cut the amount in products by 20 per cent by 2020. The Telegraph

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