Action on Sugar
This Is How Much a Can of Coke Could Cost After the Sugar Tax
HM Revenue and Customs has released a policy paper with further details on the sugar levy, due to come into effect in April 2018.
The World Health Organisation Just Called for a Global Sugar Tax
A new report from WHO says that taxing sugary drinks by at least 20 percent would proportionally reduce consumption and obesity-related diseases like diabetes and cancer.
The Government Finally Released Its Childhood Obesity Strategy But People Aren’t Happy
Published this morning, the report sets out plans for a tax on soft drinks and the reduction of sugar in children’s products by 20 percent. But health campaigners say this isn’t enough.
This Food Industry Body Says the Sugar Tax Should Be Stalled Because of Brexit
The Food and Drink Federation has called for the levy on sugary drinks due to come into effect in 2018 to be put on hold to avoid “unwelcome additional burdens” on Britain’s food and drink industry.
A New Starbucks Drink Is So Sugary It's Outraging Brits
The venti-sized offering has a remarkable 25 teaspoons of sugar in it. In the UK, that is three times the maximum recommended adult daily intake of sugar.
Brighton Just Became the First British City to Tax Sugary Drinks
Earlier this month, Brighton & Hove City Council announced that, backed by Jamie Oliver, it would be the first British city to introduce a voluntary 10p tax on sugar-sweetened fizzy drinks.