- Friday, April 26, 2024
By: Keerthi Mohan
by NADEEM BADSHAH SHOP owners have criticised plans to ban retailers from placing chocolate bars and sweets in tempting locations to tackle Britain’s obesity crisis. The government intends to ban foods high in fat, salt and sugar from key positions in stores, such as the ends of aisles and near checkout counters. And doctors from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health want the ban to include corner shops and petrol stations. But shopkeepers have called the plans “daft”, warning that it will harm their trade and have little impact in addressing the obesity problem. Gurcharan Harrad, owner of…
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