Smaller Sugary Portions
Monday March 29th, 2010
Pint-size bottles of fizzy drink and giant bars of chocolate may have to be given less prominence in stores after British food regulators pressed companies to do more to reduce the heart risk from sweet foods.
Manufacturers have been ordered to develop smaller portions of popular drinks and chocolate bars.
They
have also been advised to cut levels of saturated fats.
The recommendations have been made by the Food Standards Agency and have won backing from heart disease campaigners.
Many motorway service stations in the UK have ceased selling cans.
But manufactures will now be under pressure to produce half-pint bottles.
The FSA targets chocolate bars with sugary fillings - calling for a ten per cent cut in saturate fat levels.
It also calls for cuts in fat levels in biscuits and cakes.
Betty McBride, of the British Heart Foundation, said: "It's easy to tuck into treats such as biscuits, cakes and sugary drinks without realising just how packed full of calories, fats, salts and sugars they are.
"Reducing portion sizes and the amount of saturated fat in foods will help to improve the nation's diet and help tackle obesity and heart disease."
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