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Voluntary reformulation not working, say health experts in response to govt sugar reduction programme

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Obesity Health Alliance and Action on Sugar and Action on Salt have responded to the government progress report on the sugar reduction programme between 2015 and 2020 for the food industry and public health bodies, which was published this week. Professor Graham MacGregor, professor of cardiovascular medicine at Queen Mary University of London and chairman …

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