UK MPs propose excluding food industry from obesity policy and banning junk food ads

A cross-party health committee has recommended mandatory reporting on healthy food sales and a ban on outdoor advertising of high-fat, salt, and sugar foods.

• The health select committee’s report to parliament argues that preventing obesity requires radical regulation of food markets.
• MPs proposed excluding food businesses selling a high share of unhealthy products from shaping food and obesity policy.
• The report recommends a ban on outdoor advertising of foods high in fat, salt, and sugar by July 2027.
• The committee also proposes binding targets for large retailers to report healthy product sales, with fines for non-compliance.