Nesta Urges Government to Implement Healthy Food Standard to Tackle Obesity

• Nesta urged the government to implement mandatory healthiness targets for food retailers under the Healthy Food Standard.
• The Health and Social Care Committee expressed no confidence in the government's ability to deliver its obesity moonshot.
• Announced in June 2025, the policy has made no progress, according to healthy life director Lauren Bowes Byatt.
• Bowes Byatt said 484 days had passed since the 10 Year Health Plan launched; obesity rates have doubled in 30 years.

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