Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales - Which? response

Which? is the largest consumer organisation in the UK with more than 1.3 million members and supporters, 57,000 of whom live in Wales. We operate as an independent, apolitical, social enterprise working for all consumers and funded solely by our commercial ventures. We receive no government money, public donations, or other fundraising income. Which?’s mission is to make individuals as powerful as the organisations they have to deal with in their daily lives, by empowering them to make informed decisions and by campaigning to make people’s lives fairer, simpler and safer

Summary:

Which? welcomes this consultation on the Welsh Government’s national ambitions to prevent and reduce obesity in Wales and supports the overall approach, recognising the importance of actions focused around leadership and enabling change, healthy environments, healthy settings and healthy people
Our research has shown strong consumer support for actions to make it easier to eat healthily, including to reduce fat, sugar and salt in foods, to make promotions healthier and to ensure consistent front of pack labelling, based on the traffic light scheme.
It is essential that the government ensures that there is a concerted and joined up approach to delivery, with a consistent approach across all government policies, as well as at regional and local level.

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