MPS CALL FOR BAN ON FAST FOOD OUTLETS OPENING NEAR SCHOOLS TO TACKLE OBESITY
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Commons health committee also recommends end to junk food advertising on billboards and public transport Fast food chains such as KFC should be stopped from opening near schools, and advertising for junk food on… The Commons health committee will also urge ministers to stop giving in to food industry lobbying and get tough to tackle a problem that costs the UK £74bn a year and causes huge illness.
Supermarkets should be forced to display fruit and vegetables prominently, for example near entrances and checkouts, to help boost sales. All food must start carrying front-of-pack, traffic light-style labels telling consumers how healthy or unhealthy they are, which some supermarket chains already use. The government should urgently progress its previously announced intention to compel food producers to reveal what percentage of their sales come from healthy and unhealthy products.
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- Topic: UK — the feed headline centres on CALL, FAST, FOOD, OUTLETS, OPENING.
- Original feed: The Guardian.
- Published: 15 Jul 2026, 00:01 UK.
- Coverage checked: 1 distinct source and 0 closely matched related stories.
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- The Guardian: Commons health committee also recommends end to junk food advertising on billboards and public transport Fast food chains such as KFC should be stopped from opening near schools, and advertising for junk food on…
- The Guardian: The Commons health committee will also urge ministers to stop giving in to food industry lobbying and get tough to tackle a problem that costs the UK £74bn a year and causes huge illness.
- The Guardian: Supermarkets should be forced to display fruit and vegetables prominently, for example near entrances and checkouts, to help boost sales.
- The Guardian: All food must start carrying front-of-pack, traffic light-style labels telling consumers how healthy or unhealthy they are, which some supermarket chains already use.
- The Guardian: The government should urgently progress its previously announced intention to compel food producers to reveal what percentage of their sales come from healthy and unhealthy products.
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