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‘Smarter regulation’ should see HFSS promotion bans replaced by healthy food push

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The government’s recently announced NHS 10 Year Health Plan shows a shift of focus from sickness to prevention. It has called on the food industry to “make the healthy choice the easy choice” in a partnership claimed to be a world first between government and industry to tackle…

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