Fat tax proposal 'irresponsible' argue food industry leaders

摘要

The food industry has condemned the possible introduction of a 20% fat tax on unhealthy foods as "irresponsible".The news comes as two articles, published in the British Medical Journal, highlighted the need for such a tax.Academics led by Dr Oliver Mytton and Dr Mike Rayner, of the Department of Public Health at Oxford University, examined the evidence from around the world for what they called health-related food taxes.