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ACS urges Scottish government to drop additional HFSS Restrictions

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ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has responded to the Scottish government’s consultation on HFSS restrictions, with a call to save consumers and small businesses from additional costs as the nation emerges from the cost of living and cost of trading crisis. The Scottish government…

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