Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Details of the work undertaken by the Food Reformulation Taskforce in 2023 are outlined in this progress report.
The task force completed a substantial amount of work in reformulation monitoring and in supporting food businesses to make progress towards reducing calories, salt, saturated fat, and sugar in everyday pre-packed foods and drinks in 2023. The work focused on retail market monitoring and surveillance; widespread communicating of reformulation targets; raising awareness among food businesses of solutions to help meet targets; providing support to manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice businesses; drafting targets for commercially available weaning foods; carrying out foodservice project work; and preparing for the future.