Is anyone convinced that changes to the nutrient profiling model – used to decide which foods are HFSS – will move the needle on the obesity crisis?

The government’s plans are based on a 2015 scientific report recommending that free sugars should make up no more than 5% of daily calorie intake. And under Wes Streeting’s 10 year NHS plan, it’s vowed to push ahead with the proposals regardless. However, the new DHSC impact assessment it’s published on the proposals is a shambles and has been rightly slammed as “not fit for purpose” by experts