South Africa: Pure fruit juice may come under sugar tax
date:Oct 19, 2016
nd 13 percent of men are categorised as obese.

The proposal initially exempted beverages containing natural or intrinsic sugars found in unsweetened milk and milk products and 100 percent pure fruit juices from the 20 percent tax, but officials have recently reconsidered their decision citing similar health risks to drinks with added sugar.

Many health experts argued that 100 percent fruit juice should also be subject to the tax, as the natural sugar levels it contains have the same or very si
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