There is a much greater emphasis on reducing fat, sugar and salt in the diet. What role can Trading Standards play?
A. Small changes in existing food sampling practices can improve the role Trading Standards can play. For example, tabulating price, place of purchase, or number of calories will allow a great insight on consumer choice. Model duplicate diets of young people or old people can be analysed. Comparison of home made versus convenience foods, labelling versus analysed value and collaborative studies can also be extremely useful. Monitoring catering contracts with a view to reduce fat, salt or sugar to clients can make a substantial difference to the diets of the customers using these facilities.
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