date:Dec 01, 2017
before the law changes can come into force.
The industry does not agree
The food industry believes that consumer habits should preferably be governed differently than by new laws. The concern is that new regulations may have a negative impact on competition. Moreover, an excise duty on added sugar is difficult to enforce. This was already noted in 2013 by the working party investigating sugar taxation, says Heli Tammivuori, Director at the Food Industry Association.
In that case, it is better