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Processed Food: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support households (a) with children and (b) on a low income to (i) reduce their consumption of ultra-processed foods and (ii) use more minimally processed an

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Jun 2025
Target answer date
30 Jun 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support households (a) with children and (b) on a low income to (i) reduce their consumption of ultra-processed foods and (ii) use more minimally processed an

  2. 30 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Government’s Eatwell Guide already advises that people should eat more fruit, vegetables, and wholegrain or higher-fibre foods, as well as less processed meat, and less food and drink that is high in sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt.The Eatwel...

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