UAE drive to cut sugar, salt and fat in food to make healthy choices easier, experts say

The National ·
United Arab Emirates

The UAE’s new limits on salt, sugar and fat in packaged foods are an important shift towards changing the food environment itself, rather than placing the responsibility for healthier eating entirely on consumers, health experts have said. The new rules , approved on Tuesday, place caps on levels of sodium, sugar and fat in packaged foods, whether locally manufactured or imported. The rules are…

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