Executive points to failure of ‘fat tax’ in Denmark as Public Health England urges levy on sugary foodsBritain’s largest confectionery company has claimed that a levy on sweet food and drinks will not form people overhaul their diets. Mary Barnard,who heads the UK division of the parent company of Dairy Milk maker Cadbury, said Denmark had abandoned proposals for a sugar tax after consumers circumvented a similar tax on fatty foods by buying butter and ice cream abroad. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com