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Ban on multibuy deals on less healthy food finally enters into force
Recipe for Change ^ | October 2, 2025 | Recipe for Change

Posted on 10/12/2025 6:04:04 AM PDT by bgill

As of 1 October 2025, companies can no longer offer multi-buy deals on items including cakes, biscuits, crisps and savoury snacks, confectionery and soft drinks if they are assessed to be high in fat, salt and/or sugar (HFSS).

The Children's Food Campaign has been campaigning on junk food promotions and marketing for over 20 years. An original consultation took place during 2018 as part of the previous government's Child Obesity action, and legislation was finally passed in Parliament in December 2021. It was meant to come into force by 1 October 2023, but industry lobbying then pressurised the government into a series of further delays.

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To: Jonty30

I shoud have specified fluid ounces.


21 posted on 10/14/2025 12:29:14 PM PDT by deport
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To: deport

100 fluid ounces. 12.5 cups.


22 posted on 10/14/2025 12:38:35 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Socialism's promises, like a Djinn's wishes to the greedy, lead to punishment when due. )
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To: kaktuskid

The war on tobacco proved Americans don’t have the stomach to defend their liberties.

They surrendered without a fight—in the name of “science”.

(Meanwhile marijuana is everywhere...)


23 posted on 10/14/2025 12:41:38 PM PDT by cgbg ("The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.")
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To: Jonty30

Fluid ounces are for liquids and equal 1/16th of a pint, while
weight ounces are for solids and equal 1/16th of a pound.

Thanks, I went and looked it up. Not paying attention to what
I was doing.


24 posted on 10/14/2025 12:49:05 PM PDT by deport
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